Synonyms for decency
ˈdi sən side·cen·cy

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1. decency

   Synonyms:
   modesty, propriety

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1. decencynoun

   the quality of conforming to standards of propriety and morality

   Antonyms:
   indecency

2. decencynoun

   the quality of being polite and respectable

   Antonyms:
   indecency

Matched Categories

1. • Propriety
   • Respectability

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1. decencynoun

   Synonyms:
   propriety, decorum, proper formality

2. decencynoun

   Synonyms:
   modesty, delicacy, purity

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1. decencynoun

   Synonyms:
   propriety, seemliness, decorum, modesty

   Antonyms:
   indecency

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1. List of paraphrases for "decency":

   decorum, propriety, dignity, honesty, modesty, respectability, morality, courtesy

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1. Dennis McKinsey:

   If God kills, lies, cheats, discriminates, and otherwise behaves in a manner that puts the Mafia to shame, that's Okay, he's God. He can do whatever he wants. Anyone who adheres to this philosophy has had his sense of morality, decency, justice and humaneness warped beyond recognition by the very book that is supposedly preaching the opposite.

2. Dean Phillips:

   I have respect for Joe Biden. I think Joe Biden has -- despite some mistakes and some missteps, despite Joe Biden age, I think Joe Biden's a man of decency, of good principle, of compassion, of empathy, and of strength. But to answer your question directly, which I know is quite rare, uh no, I don't, i think the country would be well served by a new generation of compelling, well-prepared, dynamic Democrats to step up.

3. Ilhan Omar:

   The truth of the matter is that what these politicians are doing, they're exploiting really the decency, the decency of the American people, which responded to the situation in this country where racism was much too prevalent and persisted long after the slavery slaves were freed. And America, as a nation stood up, took notice of that and made major major changes, which have opened doors of opportunity throughout the land throughout society.

4. Henry Louis Mencken:

   School days are the unhappiest in the whole span of human existence. They are full of dull, unintelligible tasks, new and unpleasant ordinances, with brutal violations of common sense and common decency.

5. Steve Bullock:

   You don't have to decriminalize everything, what you have to do is to have a president in there with the judgment and the decency to treat someone that comes to the border like one of our own.