| ADJECTIVE | all | indecent, indecorous, unbecoming, uncomely, unseemly, untoward | not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society |
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| all | indecent | offensive to good taste especially in sexual matters | |
| all | indecent | offending against sexual mores in conduct or appearance |
| Sounds | ihndiy'sahnt | |
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| Rhymes | abandonment ... wonderment: 671 rhymes with ahnt... | |
| Meaning | not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society. | |
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| Example | "was buried with indecent haste" | |
| Synonyms | indecorous, unbecoming, uncomely, unseemly, untoward | |
| Broader | improper | not suitable or right or appropriate |
| Spanish | indecente, indecoroso | |
| Catalan | indecent, indecorós | |
| Nouns | indecency | an indecent or improper act |
| indecency | the quality of being indecent | |
| Meaning | Offensive to good taste especially in sexual matters. | |
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| Examples |
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| Narrower | Hollywood | flashy and vulgar |
| crude, earthy, gross, vulgar | conspicuously and tastelessly indecent | |
| indelicate | verging on the indecent | |
| obscene | designed to incite to indecency or lust | |
| suggestive | Tending to suggest something improper or indecent | |
| See also | dirty | (of behavior or especially language) characterized by obscenity or indecency |
| immodest | offending against sexual mores in conduct or appearance | |
| improper | not suitable or right or appropriate | |
| indecorous, indelicate | lacking propriety and good taste in manners and conduct | |
| Opposite | decent | conforming to conventions of sexual behavior |
| Spanish | indecente | |
| Catalan | indecent | |
| Nouns | indecency | an indecent or improper act |
| indecency | the quality of being indecent | |
| Adverbs | indecently | in an indecent manner |
| Meaning | offending against sexual mores in conduct or appearance. | |
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| Example | "a bathing suit considered indecent by local standards" | |
| Broader | immodest | offending against sexual mores in conduct or appearance |
| Spanish | indecente | |
| Catalan | indecent | |
| Nouns | indecency | an indecent or improper act |
| indecency | the quality of being indecent | |
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