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decent
adjective as in respectable, appropriate
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- approved
- becoming
- befitting
- chaste
- clean
- comely
- comme il faut
- conforming
- continent
- decorous
- delicate
- ethical
- fit
- fitting
- immaculate
- mannerly
- moral
- nice
- on the up and up
- presentable
- pure
- reserved
- seemly
- spotless
- stainless
- standard
- straight
- straight arrow
- straight shooting
- suitable
- unblemished
- undefiled
- untarnished
- upright
- virtuous
- worthy
adjective as in kind, generous
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Weak matches
adjective as in sufficient, tolerable
Example Sentences
Or that Close will do her best to give a decent reading of any line.
Only on Long Island is there a decent party organization.
The heart of “Homework” is Mr. Dyer’s relationship with his kind and decent parents: his father, a sheet-metal worker, and his mother, a school-cafeteria worker.
In Congress, she was an advocate for the Unhoused Persons Bill of Rights, which would establish the right to “decent, affordable and accessible housing, livable wages, and universal health care” among other protections.
On the other hand, however, UOB’s credit costs are expected to normalize, which should lead to a decent rebound in earnings, the team says.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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