Another word for decent
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Adjective
Conforming to accepted standards
- Conforming to standards of conduct and good taste; suitable:
- Of pleasing appearance; handsome.
- In a seemly manner; suitably.
- Conforming with or conformable to justice, law, or morality:
- In accordance with fact, reason, or truth; correct:
- Fitting, proper, or appropriate:
- Meriting respect or esteem; worthy.
- Of or appropriate to good or proper behavior or conventional conduct.
- Of moderately good quality:
- Characterized by appropriateness or suitability; fitting:
- Called for by rules or conventions; correct:
- Strictly following rules or conventions, especially in social behavior; seemly:
- Pleasing and agreeable in nature:
- Having a pleasant or attractive appearance:
- Exhibiting courtesy and politeness:
- Required by the current fashion or custom; socially obligatory.
- Characterized by or exhibiting decorum; proper:
- To make or put right:
- To remove the errors or mistakes from:
- To indicate or mark the errors in:
- Being in accord with conventions or accepted standards; proper.
- Pleasing and wholesome in appearance; attractive.
- Suitable; seemly:
- Appropriate; suitable; proper.
- Appropriate, suitable, or proper.
- Pleasing or attractive to the eye.
See also:Not lewd or obscene
- Conducive to or indicative of good health or well-being; salutary:
- Conducive to or promoting social or moral well-being, especially in reflecting conventional moral values:
- Having or showing a moderate estimation of one's own abilities, accomplishments, or value:
- Having or proceeding from a disinclination to call attention to oneself; retiring or diffident:
- Observing conventional proprieties in speech, behavior, or dress, especially in the avoidance of arousing sexual interest.
- Free from dirt, stain, or impurities; unsoiled:
- Free from foreign matter or pollution; unadulterated:
- Not infected:
See also:Being what is needed without being in excess
- Being as much as is needed; adequate; enough.
- Competent; qualified.
- Giving satisfaction sufficient to meet a demand or requirement; adequate.
- Sufficient to meet a need or satisfy a desire; adequate:
- An adequate number or quantity:
- To a satisfactory amount or degree; sufficiently:
- Properly or sufficiently qualified; capable:
- Adequate for the purpose:
- Legally qualified or fit to perform an act.
- Providing physical comfort:
- Free from stress or anxiety; at ease:
- Producing feelings of ease or security:
- Sufficient to satisfy a requirement or meet a need.
See also:Of moderately good quality but less than excellent
- Orderly and clean in appearance:
- Given to keeping things clean and in order:
- Adequate; satisfactory:
- Satisfactory or agreeable; acceptable:
- Correct:
- Barely satisfactory; mediocre:
- Capable of being tolerated; endurable:
- Acceptable but not superior; passable:
- Being as much as is needed; adequate; enough.
- Competent; qualified.
- Giving satisfaction sufficient to meet a demand or requirement; adequate.
- Meriting respect or esteem; worthy.
- Of or appropriate to good or proper behavior or conventional conduct.
- Of moderately good quality:
- Capable of being passed, traversed, or crossed; navigable:
- Acceptable for general circulation:
- Satisfactory but not outstanding; adequate:
- Being within reasonable limits; not excessive or extreme:
- Not violent or subject to extremes; mild or calm; temperate:
- Of medium or average quantity or extent.
- Somewhat good.
- Somewhat large or big; goodly.
- Of moderately large size or good quality.
- Of pleasing appearance, especially because of a pure or fresh quality; comely.
- Light in color, especially blond:
- Of light complexion:
- Belonging equally to or shared equally by two or more; joint:
- Of or relating to the community as a whole; public:
- Widespread; prevalent:
- A number that typifies a set of numbers of which it is a function.
- An intermediate level or degree:
- The usual or ordinary kind or quality:
- In proper or satisfactory condition:
- Acceptable; allowable:
- Satisfactory; good:
- Sufficient to satisfy a requirement or meet a need.
- Adequate to satisfy a need, requirement, or standard; satisfactory:
- Satisfactory but not superior; passable:
See also:Morally beyond reproach, especially in sexual conduct
- Having or showing virtue, especially moral excellence:
- Chaste:
- Relating to, characteristic of, or befitting a virgin.
- Untouched or unsullied; fresh:
- Inexperienced:
- A person who has not experienced sexual intercourse.
- A female virgin. Used chiefly in historical contexts.
- The Virgin Mary.
- Having a homogeneous or uniform composition; not mixed:
- Free of dirt, pollutants, infectious agents, or other unwanted elements:
- Containing nothing inappropriate or extraneous:
- Pleasing and agreeable in nature:
- Having a pleasant or attractive appearance:
- Exhibiting courtesy and politeness:
- Having or showing a moderate estimation of one's own abilities, accomplishments, or value:
- Having or proceeding from a disinclination to call attention to oneself; retiring or diffident:
- Observing conventional proprieties in speech, behavior, or dress, especially in the avoidance of arousing sexual interest.
- Not having experienced sexual intercourse; virginal.
- Abstaining from sexual relations that are not sanctioned by certain religious laws or moral principles.
- Abstaining from sexual relations; celibate.
Proper in appearance
- Meriting respect or esteem; worthy.
- Of or appropriate to good or proper behavior or conventional conduct.
- Of moderately good quality:
- Capable of being given, displayed, or offered:
- Fit for introduction to others:
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Another word for decent
Modifier
In accordance with common standards
- Being in keeping with a situation; appropriate.
- The act of trying on clothes whose fit is being adjusted.
- A small detachable part for a machine or apparatus.
- Appropriate to a purpose or an occasion.
- Conforming to standards of conduct and good taste; suitable:
- Of pleasing appearance; handsome.
- In a seemly manner; suitably.
In accordance with the moral code
- Extending continuously in the same direction without curving:
- Having no waves or bends:
- Not bent or bowed; rigid or erect:
- Lacking blemishes or faults:
- Having worth, merit, or value:
- Honorable; admirable:
- Having sufficient worth; deserving:
- Being in a vertical position or direction:
- Erect in posture or carriage:
- Adhering strictly to moral principles; righteous.
- Warranting trust; reliable.
- Free from dirt, stain, or impurities; unsoiled:
- Free from foreign matter or pollution; unadulterated:
- Not infected:
- Without stain or blemish:
- Resistant to stain or corrosion:
- Made of a stainless material:
- Pleasing to the senses, especially in a subtle way:
- Easily broken or damaged:
- Exquisitely fine or dainty:
- Having or showing virtue, especially moral excellence:
- Chaste:
- Having or showing good manners.
- With good manners; politely.
- Careful or wise in handling practical matters; exercising good judgment or common sense:
- Characterized by or resulting from care or wisdom in practical matters or in planning for the future:
- Meriting respect or esteem; worthy.
- Of or appropriate to good or proper behavior or conventional conduct.
- Of moderately good quality:
- Perfectly clean:
- Free from flaw or imperfection; impeccable:
- Designated as unavailable except for a certain purpose or user; kept in reserve:
- Given to or marked by self-restraint and reticence:
- Characterized by kindness and warm courtesy:
- Characterized by tact and propriety:
- Condescendingly courteous; indulgent:
- Helpful and obliging.
- Ready to do favors for others; accommodating.
- Having or showing a friendly, generous, sympathetic, or warm-hearted nature.
- Agreeable or beneficial:
- Liberal in giving or sharing.
- Showing kindness and magnanimity:
- Marked by abundance; ample:
- Of pleasing appearance, especially because of a pure or fresh quality; comely.
- Light in color, especially blond:
- Of light complexion:
- Of, relating to, or dealing with ethics:
- Being in accordance with the accepted principles of right and wrong that govern the conduct of a profession:
- Relating to or being a drug dispensed solely on the prescription of a physician.
- Having a homogeneous or uniform composition; not mixed:
- Free of dirt, pollutants, infectious agents, or other unwanted elements:
- Containing nothing inappropriate or extraneous:
- One of the principal land masses of the earth, usually regarded as including Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America.
- The mainland of Europe. Used with the.
- Having or showing a moderate estimation of one's own abilities, accomplishments, or value:
- Having or proceeding from a disinclination to call attention to oneself; retiring or diffident:
- Observing conventional proprieties in speech, behavior, or dress, especially in the avoidance of arousing sexual interest.
- Not having experienced sexual intercourse; virginal.
- Abstaining from sexual relations that are not sanctioned by certain religious laws or moral principles.
- Abstaining from sexual relations; celibate.
- Conforming to standards of conduct and good taste; suitable:
- Of pleasing appearance; handsome.
- In a seemly manner; suitably.
- Characterized by appropriateness or suitability; fitting:
- Called for by rules or conventions; correct:
- Strictly following rules or conventions, especially in social behavior; seemly:
- Deserving or winning honor and respect:
- Bringing distinction or recognition:
- Possessing and characterized by honor:
- Characterized by or exhibiting decorum; proper:
- Pleasing and agreeable in nature:
- Having a pleasant or attractive appearance:
- Exhibiting courtesy and politeness:
Moderately good
- A number that typifies a set of numbers of which it is a function.
- An intermediate level or degree:
- The usual or ordinary kind or quality:
- Sufficient to satisfy a requirement or meet a need.
- Giving satisfaction sufficient to meet a demand or requirement; adequate.
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