Synonyms for decent
ˈdi səntde·cent

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1. decentadjective

   Antonyms:
   indecent

2. decentadjective

   Antonyms:
   indecent

3. decentadjective

   Antonyms:
   indecent

4. decentadjective

   Are you decent? May I come in?

   Antonyms:
   indecent

5. decentadjective

   He's a decent saxophonist, but probably not good enough to make a career of it.

   Antonyms:
   indecent

6. decentadjective

   There are a decent number of references out there, if you can find them.

   Antonyms:
   indecent

7. decentadjective

   A sable stole of cyprus lawn / Over thy decent shoulders drawn Milton.

   Antonyms:
   indecent

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. decent

   That is becoming in dress which suits the complexion, figure, and other qualities of the wearer, so as to produce on the whole a pleasing effect. That is decent which does not offend modesty or propriety. That is suitable which is adapted to the age, station, situation, and other circumstances of the wearer; coarse, heavy boots are suitable for farm-work; a juvenile style of dress is not suitable for an old lady. In conduct much the same rules apply. The dignity and gravity of a patriarch would not be becoming to a child; at a funeral lively, cheery sociability would not be decorous, while noisy hilarity would not be decent; sumptuous display would not be suitable for a poor person. Fit is a compendious term for whatever fits the person, time, place, occasion, etc.; as, a fit person; a fit abode; a fit place. Fitting, or befitting, is somewhat more elegant, implying a nicer adaptation. Meet, a somewhat archaic word, expresses a moral fitness; as, meet for heaven. Compare BEAUTIFUL.

   Synonyms:
   becoming, befitting, beseeming, comely, congruous, decorous, fit, fitting, graceful, meet, neat, proper, seemly, suitable, worthy

   Antonyms:
   awkward, ill-becoming, ill-fitting, improper, indecent, indecorous, unbecoming, unfit, unseemly, unsuitable

   Preposition:
   The dress was becoming to the wearer. Such conduct was becoming in him.

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. decent, niceadjective

   socially or conventionally correct; refined or virtuous

   "from a decent family"; "a nice girl"

   Synonyms:
   comme il faut, courteous, overnice, adequate, decorous, comely, becoming, squeamish, gracious, dainty, enough, skillful, nice, prissy, seemly

   Antonyms:
   improper, unrespectable, gross, immodest, deficient, Hollywood, crude, suggestive, indelicate, indecent, obscene, vulgar, insufficient, earthy

2. becoming, comely, comme il faut, decent, decorous, seemlyadjective

   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"

   Synonyms:
   comme il faut, fair, bonnie, adequate, becoming, comely, bonny, enough, nice, decorous, sightly, seemly

   Antonyms:
   suggestive, obscene, indelicate, improper, immodest, deficient, earthy, unrespectable, Hollywood, insufficient, gross, vulgar, crude, indecent

3. decentadjective

   conforming to conventions of sexual behavior

   "speech in this circle, if not always decent, never became lewd"- George Santayana

   Synonyms:
   comme il faut, adequate, decorous, comely, becoming, enough, nice, seemly

   Antonyms:
   Hollywood, improper, unrespectable, indecent, obscene, indelicate, earthy, gross, deficient, vulgar, suggestive, immodest, crude, insufficient

4. adequate, decent, enoughadjective

   sufficient for the purpose

   "an adequate income"; "the food was adequate"; "a decent wage"; "enough food"; "food enough"

   Synonyms:
   comme il faut, fair to middling, comely, tolerable, passable, becoming, equal, decorous, adequate, enough, nice, seemly

   Antonyms:
   improper, unrespectable, obscene, earthy, immodest, indelicate, vulgar, insufficient, gross, Hollywood, deficient, crude, indecent, suggestive

5. decentadjective

   decently clothed

   "are you decent?"

   Synonyms:
   comme il faut, adequate, decorous, comely, becoming, enough, nice, seemly

   Antonyms:
   insufficient, earthy, vulgar, improper, obscene, suggestive, immodest, crude, Hollywood, indecent, indelicate, deficient, gross, unrespectable

6. decentadverb

   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"

   Synonyms:
   comme il faut, adequate, decorous, comely, becoming, enough, nice, seemly

   Antonyms:
   deficient, Hollywood, crude, vulgar, suggestive, immodest, unrespectable, indecent, obscene, earthy, improper, gross, indelicate, insufficient

7. properly, decently, decent, in good order, right, the right wayadverb

   in the right manner

   "please do your job properly!"; "can't you carry me decent?"

   Synonyms:
   in good order, the right way, by rights, powerful, decently, justly, flop, properly, right on, mightily, right, correctly, mighty, aright

   Antonyms:
   indelicate, Hollywood, suggestive, immodest, insufficient, crude, deficient, gross, obscene, vulgar, unrespectable, earthy, improper, indecent

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. adequate, nice, enough, sufficient

   Satisfying certain requirements, meeting any conditions; quite satisfactory, kind.

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   Submitted by anonymous on March 25, 2022  

Dictionary of English SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. decentadjective

   Synonyms:
   proper, becoming, fit, befitting, suitable, decorous, seemly, comely

2. decentadjective

   Synonyms:
   modest, delicate, pure

3. decentadjective

   Synonyms:
   tolerable, passable, moderate, respectable

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1. decentadjective

   Synonyms:
   suitable, modest, decorous, seemly, respectable

   Antonyms:
   indecent

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1. List of paraphrases for "decent":

   dignified, worthy, respectable, proper, honest, digna, adequate, reasonable, fair, acceptable, humane, suitable, appropriate, good

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1. Isaac Herzog:

   No decent leader would join the 'Netanyahu circus' that you put together at the last minute, on the strength of one seat, only to extend your rule.

2. Jessica McPeters:

   We want to move now, honestly. We thought this was a decent area, which it is. I don’t feel unsafe, but we wo n’t go to the 7-Eleven at night anymore, which is unfortunate.

3. President Obama:

   In how she lived her life, she epitomized all that is good in our world, she has been taken from us, but her legacy endures, inspiring all those who fight, each in their own way, for what is just and what is decent.

4. Joe Biden:

   I think they're a minority of the Republican Party. I think the vast majority of the members of the Republican Party, we disagree strongly on issues, but they're decent, honorable people.

5. Donald Trump:

   This is not a battle between different faiths, different sects or different civilizations, this is a battle between barbaric criminals who seek to obliterate human life, and decent people of all religions who seek to protect it. This is a battle between good and evil.