Antonyms of adj indecent
3 senses of indecent
Sense 1
indecent, indecorous, unbecoming, uncomely, unseemly, untoward -- (not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society; "was buried with indecent haste"; "indecorous behavior"; "language unbecoming to a lady"; "unseemly to use profanity"; "moved to curb their untoward ribaldry")
INDIRECT (VIA improper) -> proper -- (marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness; "proper medical treatment"; "proper manners")
Sense 2
indecent (vs. decent) -- (offensive to good taste especially in sexual matters; "an earthy but not indecent story"; "an indecent gesture")
decent (vs. indecent) -- (conforming to conventions of sexual behavior; "speech in this circle, if not always decent, never became lewd"- George Santayana)
Sense 3
indecent -- (offending against sexual mores in conduct or appearance; "a bathing suit considered indecent by local standards")
INDIRECT (VIA immodest) -> modest -- (not offensive to sexual mores in conduct or appearance)
Similarity of adj indecent
3 senses of indecent
Sense 1
indecent, indecorous, unbecoming, uncomely, unseemly, untoward -- (not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society; "was buried with indecent haste"; "indecorous behavior"; "language unbecoming to a lady"; "unseemly to use profanity"; "moved to curb their untoward ribaldry")
=> improper (vs. proper) -- (not suitable or right or appropriate; "slightly improper to dine alone with a married man"; "improper medication"; "improper attire for the golf course")
Sense 2
indecent (vs. decent) -- (offensive to good taste especially in sexual matters; "an earthy but not indecent story"; "an indecent gesture")
=> crude, earthy, gross, vulgar -- (conspicuously and tastelessly indecent; "coarse language"; "a crude joke"; "crude behavior"; "an earthy sense of humor"; "a revoltingly gross expletive"; "a vulgar gesture"; "full of language so vulgar it should have been edited")
=> Hollywood -- (flashy and vulgar; "young white women dressed Hollywood style"; "Hollywood philandering")
=> indelicate -- (verging on the indecent; "an indelicate proposition")
=> obscene -- (designed to incite to indecency or lust; "the dance often becomes flagrantly obscene"-Margaret Mead)
=> suggestive -- (tending to suggest something improper or indecent; "a suggestive nod"; "suggestive poses")
Also See-> dirty#2; improper#1; indecorous#1, indelicate#2
Sense 3
indecent -- (offending against sexual mores in conduct or appearance; "a bathing suit considered indecent by local standards")
=> immodest (vs. modest) -- (offending against sexual mores in conduct or appearance)