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Adverbs (6)

properly, decently, decent, in good order, right, the right way

adv. in the right manner; "please do your job properly!"; "can't you carry me decent?"

Adjectives (14)

decent

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"

decent

adj. conforming to conventions of sexual behavior; "speech in this circle, if not always decent, never became lewd"- George Santayana

decent

adj. decently clothed; "are you decent?"

decent, nice

adj. socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous; "from a decent family"; "a nice girl"

adequate, decent, enough

adj. sufficient for the purpose; "an adequate income"; "the food was adequate"; "a decent wage"; "enough food"; "food enough"

becoming, comely, comme il faut, decent, decorous, seemly

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 (94)

appropriately, suitably, fittingly, befittingly, fitly

adv. in an appropriate manner; "he was appropriately dressed"

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"

ethical, honorable, honourable

adj. adhering to ethical and moral principles; "it seems ethical and right"; "followed the only honorable course of action"

fair, just

adj. free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; 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"

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"

uncontaminated, unpolluted

adj. free from admixture with noxious elements; clean; "unpolluted streams"; "a contaminated lake"

clean, clear

adj. free of restrictions or qualifications; "a clean bill of health"; "a clear winner"

becoming, comely, comme il faut, decent, decorous, seemly

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"

satisfactory, acceptable

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"

plentiful

adj. existing in great number or quantity; "rhinoceroses were once plentiful here"

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"

correct, right

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"; "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

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"

proper, right

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"

pretty

adj. pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing; "pretty girl"; "pretty song"; "pretty room"

germane(p)

adj. relevant and appropriate; "he asks questions that are germane and central to the issue"

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"

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"

worldly-wise

adj. experienced in and wise to the ways of the world

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"

uncontaminated, unpolluted

adj. free from admixture with noxious elements; clean; "unpolluted streams"; "a contaminated lake"

clean, clear

adj. free of restrictions or qualifications; "a clean bill of health"; "a clear winner"

decent, nice

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

adj. not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent; "honest lawyers"; "honest reporting"

respectable

adj. characterized by socially or conventionally acceptable morals; "a respectable woman"

upstanding, solid

adj. meriting respect or esteem; "an upstanding member of the community"

ethical, honorable, honourable

adj. adhering to ethical and moral principles; "it seems ethical and right"; "followed the only honorable course of action"

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"

pretty

adj. (used ironically) unexpectedly bad; "a pretty mess"; "a pretty kettle of fish"

Synonyms (65)

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

modest

adj. not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance

adorned, bedecked, decked, decked out

adj. clothed or adorned with finery

clad

adj. having an outer covering especially of thin metal; "steel-clad"; "armor-clad"

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(p), dressed-up, dressed to the nines(p), dressed to kill(p), dolled up, spruced up, spiffed up, togged 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

fair

adj. more than adequate in quality; "respectable work"

presentable

adj. fit to be seen; "presentable clothes"

worthy

adj. having qualities or abilities that merit recognition in some way; "behavior worthy of reprobation"; "a fact worthy of attention"

bare(a), marginal

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"

comfortable

adj. sufficient to provide comfort; "a comfortable salary"

correct, right

adj. socially right or correct; "it isn't right to leave the party without saying goodbye"; "correct behavior"

correct, right

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"

priggish, prim, prissy, prudish, puritanical, square-toed, straitlaced, strait-laced, straightlaced, straight-laced, tight-laced, victorian

adj. exaggeratedly proper; "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts"

Antonyms (17)

improperly

adv. in an improper way; "he checked whether the wound had healed improperly"

immodest

adj. offending against sexual mores in conduct or appearance

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"

crude, earthy, gross, vulgar

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

cruddy, filthy, foul, nasty, smutty

adj. characterized by obscenity; "had a filthy mouth"; "foul language"; "smutty jokes"

insufficient, deficient

adj. of a quantity not able to fulfill a need or requirement; "insufficient funds"

decent

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