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Synonyms for “impropriety”

impropriety

noun

  1. indecency, vulgarity, immodesty, bad taste, incongruity, unsuitability, indecorum • Inviting him up to your hotel room would smack of impropriety.
    opposites: decency, delicacy, modesty, suitability, propriety, decorum
  2. lapse, mistake, slip, blunder, gaffe, bloomer (British, informal), faux pas, solecism, gaucherie • He resigned amid allegations of financial impropriety.

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