Synonyms for indecorum
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Noun
1. Impropriety
Definitions
- n. 1
Indecorous behavior, or the state of being indecorous
Forms
- Plural
- indecorums → improprieties, liberties, familiarities, indecencies…
Example sentences
- liberty I'm not at liberty to tell you about the incident.
- familiarity Love's intensity can wane as familiarity grows.
- impropriety Tom seemed unconcerned with the impropriety of his question.
- indecency He was thrown out of the restaurant for public indecency.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| indecorum | steady | |
| liberty | steady | |
| familiarity | rising | |
| impropriety | steady | |
| indecency | rising | |
| incivility | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- liberty3
- 9 letters
- indecency4
- 10 letters
- incivility5, indelicacy
- 11 letters
- familiarity5, impropriety5
- 13 letters
- incorrectness
- 14 letters
- indecorousness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (liberty3 = 3 syllables).