Synonyms for impropriety
ˌɪm prəˈpraɪ ɪ tiim·pro·pri·ety

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1. impropriety, impropernessnoun

   an improper demeanor

   Synonyms:
   impropriety, liberty, indecorum, improperness, familiarity, indecency

   Antonyms:
   properness, correctitude, propriety

2. improprietynoun

   the condition of being improper

   Synonyms:
   liberty, indecorum, improperness, familiarity, indecency

   Antonyms:
   propriety, properness, correctitude

3. indecency, improprietynoun

   an indecent or improper act

   Synonyms:
   impropriety, liberty, indecorum, improperness, familiarity, indecency

   Antonyms:
   propriety, correctitude, properness

4. familiarity, impropriety, indecorum, libertynoun

   an act of undue intimacy

   Synonyms:
   intimacy, indecency, autonomy, casualness, conversancy, closeness, indecorousness, liberty, familiarity, indecorum, impropriety, acquaintance, shore leave, conversance, improperness

   Antonyms:
   correctitude, properness, propriety

Matched Categories

1. • Condition
   • Demeanor
   • Misbehavior

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1. improprietynoun

   Synonyms:
   unsuitableness, unfitness

2. improprietynoun

   Synonyms:
   unseemliness, indecency, indecorum

3. improprietynoun

   Synonyms:
   inaccuracy, incorrectness

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1. improprietynoun

   Synonyms:
   unsuitableness, unfitness, indecorum, barbarism, solecism

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1. List of paraphrases for "impropriety":

   irregularity, misconduct, defect

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How to use impropriety in a sentence?

1. John Kennedy:

   This behavior has hurt and is hurting the President, which hurts the country, when you are in a position of authority as he is, enormous power of being the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, you can not have appearances of impropriety and the hits just keep on coming.

2. Rod Rosenstein:

   I am not aware of any impropriety. Special Counsel is subject to oversight by the Department of Justice and I’m not aware of any violations of those rules, appearance is, to some extent, in the eye of the beholder. We apply the department’s rules and regulations, and career ethics attorneys provide us counsel on that.

3. Buckingham Palace:

   However, for the avoidance of doubt, any suggestion of impropriety with underage minors is categorically untrue.

4. Stephen Colbert:

   The way I was going to approach talking to him about this subject, which I knew he didn’t want to talk about, was people in the movie talk about rumors of sexual impropriety by one of the characters. At like minute 42, one of the characters says ‘can you separate the artist from the rumors about him?’ How would you answer that question? That was going to be my tack.

5. Naree Ketudat:

   The public needs to have trust in their representatives, and our current financial disclosure system is primed for partisan exploitation. Instead of attempting to work within a system we know is broken, let’s put in place simpler requirements that eliminate even the suggestion of impropriety.