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)

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