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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
It was welcomed by some as a decent outcome amid fraught negotiations -- and the absence of the United States -- but dismissed as falling short by others.
The wounded Mr. McCartney got “depressed,” he recalls, and found himself wondering, “can I make a decent record?”
Results are decent, and there is a rising cash balance, but the stock price is wallowing at less than half its 2007 high.
They have not had much success on the road this season, and Brighton are always decent at home.
While Joey's pilot episode was watched by a decent 18.6 million viewers, ratings slid as the series progressed, averaging 10.2 million viewers in its first season and 7.1 million in its second.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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