Decent Synonyms and Antonyms
dē'sənt
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Synonyms for Decent
1822, T. Creevey, Reminiscences, 28 Jul:
Showing kindness and magnanimity:
Of pleasing appearance; handsome.
The definition of fitting is something appropriate or expected.
Consistent with honor or good name:
Of moderately good quality:
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Satisfactory but not outstanding; adequate:
Having sufficient or the required properties for a certain purpose or task; appropriate to a certain occasion.
Pertaining exclusively to a specific thing or person; particular. [from 14th c.]
Free from flaw or imperfection; impeccable:
Fit for all readers, listeners, or audiences; not ribald or obscene:
The definition of modest is someone or something that is humble or shy or not extreme.
Free from anything that taints, impairs, infects, etc.; clear
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Apparently favorable but really false; specious
Gentle; tractable; easily governed.
Ready to do favors for others; accommodating.
Willing to please; ready to help; obliging
Characterized by elegance and good taste:
free from obscenity
In accordance with the moral code
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Capable of exercising sound judgment in practical matters, esp. as concerns one's own interests
comme il faut (French)
In accordance with the moral code
Having or showing good manners; well-behaved; polite; courteous
Not tarnished
The definition of polite is someone or something that exhibits consideration for others and socially acceptable behavior.
One of the seven great landmasses of the Earth. The continents are Africa, Antarctica, Asia, Australia, Europe, North America, and South America.
Having or showing virtue, especially moral excellence:
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Slight and shapely; lovely; graceful.
Made of stainless steel
Worthy of trust; dependable; reliable
Honest and just; honorable
Following a direct or correct method or approach; systematic:
Giving satisfaction sufficient to meet a demand or requirement; adequate.
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Equal to some requirement; proportionate, or correspondent; fully sufficient; as, powers adequate to a great work; an adequate definition lawfully and physically sufficient.
Neither very good nor very bad; rated somewhere in the middle of all others in the same category.
(Of a person) Pleasing or attractive to the eye.
Required by the current fashion or custom; socially obligatory.
In or into a satisfactory state or condition:
Tending to improve the mind or character
As much or as many as necessary, desirable, or tolerable; sufficient
Being within reasonable limits; not excessive or extreme:
(Informal) In reasonably good health
Rather large; considerable
Never having been cultivated:
Pure; fresh; untouched; unsullied
Fit for introduction to others:
Adequate for the purpose:
Of or pertaining to conformity.
Conforming to standards; proper:
Able to be depended on for the discharge of obligations incurred; of unimpaired credit.
Having or showing high moral qualities or ideals, or greatness of character; lofty
Having or showing heed for the well-being or happiness of others and a propensity for anticipating their needs or wishes.
A widely used and accepted device or technique, as in drama, literature, or painting:
A conventional act, idea, or practice.
Surroundings or services deemed necessary for an acceptable standard of living.
The conventions or requirements of polite behavior:
Reserve or propriety in speech, dress, or behavior:
pudency
(Obsolete) modesty
in the right manner
in the right manner
in the right manner
in the right manner
Having sufficient worth; deserving:
(Informal) Sufficient to satisfy; adequate
Affectedly modest or shy; coy
Possessing adequate talents or accomplishments; of competent power or ability; qualified; fit.
Worth accepting; satisfactory or, sometimes, merely adequate
Antonyms for Decent
Slow or reluctant in giving, forgiving, or sharing; stingy.
Of speech, that it is crude and offensive, typically in a sexual manner.
Lacking kindness, sympathy, benevolence, gratitude, or similar; cruel, harsh or unjust; ungrateful. [From mid-14thC.]
kind, generous
unaccommodating
Not accommodating.
unrespectable
Not respectable.
Not appropriate; not suitable for the situation, time, and/or place.
Not appropriate:
Not compatible; mismatched
Not adequate in quality or quantity; inferior:
The definition of insufficient is that there is not enough of something.
Impossible to tolerate or endure; unbearable:
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Based on or in accordance with general agreement, use, or practice; customary:
Appropriate; proper:
Good or right in conduct or character; sometimes, specif., virtuous in sexual conduct
Unrefined or coarse in manner; vulgar:
Of or having to do with courtesy or a courtesy
More than usual; extra; surplus
Morally beyond reproach, especially in sexual conduct
Such as is in common or ordinary use; such as is most often seen, heard, used, etc.; common; ordinary; customary
pretty good
very-good
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