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Adjectives (10)
decent
adj. decently clothed; "are you decent?"
decent
adj. conforming to conventions of sexual behavior; "speech in this circle, if not always decent, never became lewd"- George Santayana
proper
adj. observing conventional sexual mores in speech or behavior or dress; "a modest neckline in her dress"; "though one of her shoulder straps had slipped down, she was perfectly decent by current standards"
nice
adj. socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous; "from a decent family"; "a nice girl"
comfortable
adj. sufficient to provide comfort; "a comfortable salary"
comely, decorous, becoming, seemly, comme il faut
adj. according with custom or propriety; "her becoming modesty"; "comely behavior"; "it is not comme il faut for a gentleman to be constantly asking for money"; "a decent burial"; "seemly behavior"
Fuzzynyms (111)
appropriate
adj. suitable for a particular person or place or condition etc; "a book not appropriate for children"; "a funeral conducted the appropriate solemnity"; "it seems that an apology is appropriate"
reputable
adj. having a good reputation; "a reputable business"; "a reputable scientist"; "a reputable wine"
gracious, beneficent, benevolent
adj. doing or producing good; "the most beneficent regime in history"
honorable, honourable
adj. worthy of being honored; entitled to honor and respect; "an honorable man"; "led an honorable life"; "honorable service to his country"
moral, ethical, just, honorable, honourable
adj. adhering to ethical and moral principles; "it seems ethical and right"; "followed the only honorable course of action"; "had the moral courage to stand alone"
fair, just
adj. free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; or conforming with established standards or rules; "a fair referee"; "fair deal"; "on a fair footing"; "a fair fight"; "by fair means or foul"
fair, just, equitable
adj. "honest wages for an honest day's work"
fair, impartial
adj. showing lack of favoritism; "the cold neutrality of an impartial judge"
right
adj. in conformance with justice or law or morality; "do the right thing and confess"
right, correct
adj. correct in opinion or judgment; "time proved him right"
chaste
adj. morally pure (especially not having experienced sexual intercourse); "a holy woman innocent and chaste"
clean, unpolluted
adj. "clean water"; "unpolluted streams"
clean, clear
adj. free of restrictions or qualifications; "a clean bill of health"; "a clear winner"
comely, decent, decorous, becoming, seemly, comme il faut
adj. according with custom or propriety; "her becoming modesty"; "comely behavior"; "it is not comme il faut for a gentleman to be constantly asking for money"; "a decent burial"; "seemly behavior"
modest
adj. not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance
wholesome
adj. conducive to or characteristic of physical or moral well-being; "wholesome attitude"; "wholesome appearance"; "wholesome food"
acceptable, satisfactory
adj. meeting requirements; "the step makes a satisfactory seat"
yielding, obliging, complying
adj. (compliant)
moral
adj. concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles; "moral sense"; "a moral scrutiny"; "a moral lesson"; "a moral quandary"; "moral convictions"; "a moral life"
proper
adj. marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness; "proper medical treatment"; "proper manners"
virtuous
adj. morally excellent
ample
adj. more than enough in size or scope or capacity; "had ample food for the party"; "an ample supply"
satisfactory
adj. giving satisfaction; "satisfactory living conditions"; "his grades were satisfactory"
fair, adequate, passable, fair to middling
adj. about average; acceptable; "more than adequate as a secretary"
acceptable
adj. worthy of acceptance or satisfactory; "acceptable levels of radiation"; "performances varied from acceptable to excellent"
tolerable
adj. capable of being borne or endured; "the climate is at least tolerable"
appropriate
adj. suitable for a particular person or place or condition etc; "a book not appropriate for children"; "a funeral conducted the appropriate solemnity"; "it seems that an apology is appropriate"
right, correct
adj. free from error; especially conforming to fact or truth; "the correct answer"; "the correct version"; "the right answer"; "took the right road"; "the right decision"
worthy
adj. having worth or merit or value; being honorable or admirable; "a worthy fellow"; "no student deemed worthy, and chosen for admission, would be kept out for lack of funds"- Nathan Pusey; "worthy of acclaim"; "worthy of consideration"; "a worthy cause"
befitting
adj. appropriate to; "behavior befitting a father"
apropos
adj. of an appropriate or pertinent nature
decorous
adj. characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste in manners and conduct; "the tete-a-tete was decorous in the extreme"
fitting, meet, suitable
adj. being precisely fitting and right; "it is only meet that she should be seated first"
due
adj. suitable to or expected in the circumstances; "all due respect"; "due cause to honor them"; "a long due promotion"; "in due course"; "due esteem"; " exercising due care"
right, proper, suitable
adj. appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs; "everything in its proper place"; "the right man for the job"; "she is not suitable for the position"; "he is not a suitable husband for her"
pretty
adj. pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing; "pretty girl"; "pretty song"; "pretty room"
related, germane
adj. having close kinship and appropriateness; "he asks questions that are germane and central to the issue"
appropriate, apposite, apt, pertinent
adj. being of striking appropriateness and pertinence; "the successful copywriter is a master of apposite and evocative verbal images"; "an apt reply"
advisable
adj. worthy of being recommended or suggested; prudent or wise; "such action is neither necessary nor advisable"; "extreme caution is advisable"; "it is advisable to telephone first"
appropriate, advantageous
adj. appropriate for achieving a particular end; implies a lack of concern for fairness
expedient
adj. serving to promote your interest; "was merciful only when mercy was expedient"
expedient, shrewd, worldly-wise
adj. appropriate to a purpose; practical; "in the circumstances it was expedient to express loyalty"
intelligent
adj. having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree; "is there intelligent life in the universe?"; "an intelligent question"
chaste
adj. morally pure (especially not having experienced sexual intercourse); "a holy woman innocent and chaste"
clean, unpolluted
adj. "clean water"; "unpolluted streams"
clean, clear
adj. free of restrictions or qualifications; "a clean bill of health"; "a clear winner"
nice, decent
adj. socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous; "from a decent family"; "a nice girl"
modest
adj. not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance
wholesome
adj. conducive to or characteristic of physical or moral well-being; "wholesome attitude"; "wholesome appearance"; "wholesome food"
ethical
adj. conforming to accepted standards of social or professional behavior; "an ethical lawyer"; "ethical medical practice"; "an ethical problem"; "had no ethical objection to drinking"; "Ours is a world of nuclear giants and ethical infants"- Omar N. Bradley
honest, honorable, honourable
adj. not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent; "honest lawyers"; "honest reporting"; "an honest wage"; "honest weight"
respectable
adj. characterized by proper behavior or conventional conduct; worthy of respect; "a respectable woman"
noble, worthy, solid, upstanding
adj. morally admirable; "a worthy citizen"
moral, ethical, just, honorable, honourable
adj. adhering to ethical and moral principles; "it seems ethical and right"; "followed the only honorable course of action"; "had the moral courage to stand alone"
fair, just, equitable
adj. "honest wages for an honest day's work"
noble
adj. having or showing or indicative of high or elevated character; "a noble spirit"; "noble deeds"
trustworthy, trusty
adj. worthy of trust or belief; "a trustworthy report"; "an experienced and trustworthy traveling companion"
fine, pretty
adj. (used ironically) unexpectedly bad; "a pretty mess"; "a pretty kettle of fish"
Synonyms (75)
adorned, bedecked, decked, decked out
adj. clothed or adorned with finery
appareled, attired, clad, dressed, garbed, garmented, habilimented, robed, apparelled
adj. dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination; "the elegantly attired gentleman"; "neatly dressed workers"; "monks garbed in hooded robes"; "went about oddly garmented"; "professors robed in crimson"; "tuxedo-attired gentlemen"; "crimson-robed Harvard professors"
arrayed, panoplied
adj. in ceremonial attire and paraphernalia; "professors arrayed in robes"
breeched, pantalooned, trousered
adj. dressed in trousers
bundled-up
adj. dressed warmly; "bundled-up sailors and soldiers"
caparisoned
adj. clothed in finery (especially a horse in ornamental trappings)
cassocked
adj. dressed in a cassock; "cassocked monks"
costumed
adj. dressed in clothing characteristic of a period, country, or class
dight
adj. archaic
dressed-up, dolled up, spruced up, dressed to the nines, dressed to kill, spiffed up
adj. dressed in fancy or formal clothing
gowned
adj. wearing a gown; "beautifully gowned women"
habited
adj. dressed in a habit; "the habited men of the monastery"
heavy-coated
adj. wearing a heavy coat; "heavy-coated policemen astride noble horses"
overdressed
adj. dressed too elaborately
petticoated
adj. wearing or furnished with a petticoat; "petticoated ladies"; "a petticoated table"
red-coated, lobster-backed
adj. used of British soldiers during the American Revolutionary War because of their red coats
surpliced
adj. wearing a surplice
togged
adj. dressed especially in smart clothes
turned out
adj. dressed well or smartly; "the girls were well turned out and smart"
underdressed
adj. inadequately or too informally clothed
uniformed
adj. dressed in a uniform; "uniformed policemen lined the President's route"
vestmented
adj. dressed in ceremonial garments especially clerical vestment
modest
adj. not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance
clean
adj. (of behavior or especially language) free from objectionable elements; fit for all observers; "good clean fun"; "a clean joke"
decorous
adj. characterized by propriety and dignity and good taste in manners and conduct; "the tete-a-tete was decorous in the extreme"
proper
adj. marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness; "proper medical treatment"; "proper manners"
coy, demure, overmodest
adj. affectedly modest or shy especially in a playful or provocative way
shamefaced
adj. extremely modest or shy; "cheerfully bearing reproaches but shamefaced at praise"- H.O.Taylor
fair
adj. more than adequate in quality; "respectable work"
presentable
adj. fit to be seen; "presentable clothes"
worthy
adj. meriting respect or esteem; "the worthy gentleman"
enough, adequate
adj. enough to meet a purpose; "an adequate income"; "the food was adequate"; "a decent wage"; "enough food"; "food enough"
narrow, bare
adj. just barely adequate or within a lower limit; "a bare majority"; "a marginal victory"
spare
adj. kept in reserve especially for emergency use; "a reserve supply of food"; "a spare tire"; "spare parts"
right, correct
adj. socially right or correct; "it isn't right to leave the party without saying goodbye"; "correct behavior"
right, correct
adj. in accord with accepted standards of usage or procedure; "what's the right word for this?"; "the right way to open oysters"
fitting
adj. in harmony with the spirit of particular persons or occasion; "We have come to dedicate a portion of that field...It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this"
Victorian, prim, prissy, square-toed, puritanical, priggish, prudish, straitlaced, strait-laced, straightlaced, straight-laced, tight-laced
adj. exaggeratedly proper; "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts"
Antonyms (13)
indecent
adj. offensive to good taste especially in sexual matters; "an earthy but not indecent story"; "an indecent gesture"
obscene
adj. designed to incite to indecency or lust; "the dance often becomes flagrantly obscene"- Margaret Mead
dirty
adj. (of behavior or especially language) characterized by obscenity or indecency; "dirty words"; "a dirty old man"; "dirty books and movies"; "boys telling dirty jokes"; "has a dirty mouth"
gross, earthy, coarse
adj. conspicuously and tastelessly indecent; "coarse language"; "a crude joke"; "crude behavior"; "an earthy sense of humor"; "a revoltingly gross expletive"; "a vulgar gesture"; "full of language so vulgar it should have been edited"
immodest
adj. offending against sexual mores in conduct or appearance
foul, rank, vulgar, nasty, smutty
adj. characterized by obscenity; "had a filthy mouth"; "foul language"; "smutty jokes"
immodest
adj. offending against sexual mores in conduct or appearance
decent
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