impropriety

Examples

• All

• We're not suggesting that there was any impropriety on behalf of the President-elect, other than the fact that he knows this woman.

  Man of the Year (2006)

• The whole teenage obsession reeked of impropriety, though she couldn't exactly explain why.

  Fiction book (2002)

• And I'm not suggesting any question of impropriety, but if that happens, certainly questions will be asked.

  David Beckham: Infamous (2022)

• l have known Mr. Simon for 12 years now... ...and there has never been so much as a hint of an impropriety.

  That's What I Am (2011)

• I don't want the appearance of impropriety.

  The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020)

• Being transparent with your financial records also protects you from potential accusations of impropriety.

  Blog text (32)

• The focus here was on the appearance of impropriety, from which Justice Kennedy inferred actual impropriety.

  Academic text (2018)

• Health services executives are held to a higher standard; the mere appearance of impropriety is seen as more serious than the same activity that occurs in a business enterprise.

  Academic text (2002)

• Daggett conceded that the remark was an attempt to show "the impropriety of legislative interference in matters of religion."

  Academic text (1997)

• The committee was cautious in its decisions to avoid any hint of impropriety in its actions.

Synonyms

M

misconduct

vsimpropriety

• Formal

131 4.6

Wrong behavior by someone in a trusted job

is the general social wrongness, not limited to people with authority

M

misbehavior

vsimpropriety

15 3.6

Bad behavior that breaks rules or causes trouble

is broader, covering all socially unacceptable states beyond single wrong acts

I

indecency

vsimpropriety

• NSFW

12 6.3

Behavior or speech people find offensive and wrong

is broader, covering any socially unacceptable conduct not necessarily morally offensive

I

impudence

vsimpropriety

8 7.7

Rude behaviour that shows no respect for other people

is the general category for social unacceptability, not only rude or disrespectful acts

I

inappropriateness

vsimpropriety

4 7.0

Not being suitable for a situation or place

is more general, applying to overall social standards not only specific situations

I

impoliteness

vsimpropriety

1 4.1

Rude or disrespectful behavior toward other people

is broader, covering many kinds of social wrongness beyond mere bad manners

I

improperness

vsimpropriety

8.0

Rude behaviour that people think is not polite

is the standard dictionary term for this general lack of social acceptability

U

unseemliness

vsimpropriety

8.6

A way someone acts or looks that seems not proper in public

is wider, covering any behavior that fails social standards not only appearance

U

unbecomingness

vsimpropriety

• Formal

9.1

The quality of being inappropriate in behavior or appearance

is less about appearance and more about general social acceptability

Antonyms

P

propriety

• Formal

27 7.4

Behavior that most people think is correct in a situation

A

acceptability

5 4.8

How much people think something is good enough

How Proper

appropriateness

9 4.1

propriety

• Formal

27 7.4

impropriety

• Formal

16 8.0

indecency

• NSFW

12 6.3

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology