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

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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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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

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:0.0 / 0 votes

1. List of paraphrases for "decent":

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

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How to use decent in a sentence?

1. Cynthia Nixon:

   I was making a point in a foreign policy context, that under normal circumstances a Vice President wouldn't be given a silent reaction on the world stage, but there is nothing decent about being anti-LGBTQ rights, and that includes the Vice President.

2. Edgar Dworsky:

   That’s a pretty decent size.

3. Paul Dales:

   We're not too worried by this (data) as a further improvement in the labor market should support spending before long. The Fed will probably place more weight on the ... decent news on the labor market. A hike in September remains a good bet.

4. Andrew Wilkinson:

   There's an element of throwing the baby out with the bath water. Everything got thrown out on that view, it's really a question of volatility having settled down somewhat even though it remains relatively high and people still view equities as being a decent place to be.

5. Brian Cohee:

   I consider it a huge privilege to be able to be the one to start it off here in Korea, i have taken care of a decent number of coronavirus patients and seen what it can do.