Synonyms for propriety
Most common
decorum decency rectitude integrity properness correctitude quality possession
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Decorum — correctness in behaviour and morals; good manners, seemliness
decorum, decency, rectitude, integrity, justness, justice, uprightness, right, righteousness, fitness, seemliness, comeliness, rightfulness, probity, morality, seemlihood dated, honesty dated
2. Properness
4. Property — more generally, something owned by someone; a possession
possession, property dated
Other
appropriateness, correctness, expediency, expedience, elegance, peculiarity, felicity, convenience, proprietorship, suitableness, specialty dated US AU CA, speciality UK
Definitions
- n. 1
A characteristic; an attribute.
- n. 2
More generally, something owned by someone; a possession.
- n. 3
Correctness in behaviour and morals; good manners, seemliness.
- n. 4
The fact of possessing something; ownership.
Related words
- Word family
- proper
Forms
- Plural
- proprieties → decorums, decencies, rectitudes, integrities…
Example sentences
- integrity He'd never accept a bribe; he's a man of integrity.
- decency Tom didn't have the decency to admit he was wrong.
- decorum His Excellency addressed the assembly with decorum.
- rectitude You're hardly a model of moral rectitude.
- correctness He is vehemently opposed to political correctness.
By length
- 4 letters
- race1
- 5 letters
- right1, trait1
- 7 letters
- quality3, justice2, fitness2, honesty3, decency3, decorum3, probity3
- 8 letters
- property3, morality4, elegance3, felicity4, justness
- 9 letters
- integrity4, specialty3, rectitude3
- 10 letters
- possession3, speciality5, expediency5, expedience4, comeliness, seemliness, seemlihood, properness
- 11 letters
- convenience3, correctness3, peculiarity6, uprightness
- 12 letters
- rightfulness, correctitude, suitableness
- 13 letters
- righteousness3
- 14 letters
- proprietorship5
- 15 letters
- appropriateness5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (quality3 = 3 syllables).