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Definitions

decent

[dee-suhnt] / ˈdi sənt /
ADJECTIVE
respectable, appropriate
Synonyms
STRONGEST
correct good honest honorable modest noble polite proper prudent trustworthy
STRONG
right
WEAK
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
Antonyms
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improper incorrect misbehaving unrefined unreliable unsophisticated unsuitable untrustworthy
WEAK
disobliging inappropriate indecent insufficient intolerable poor unaccommodating ungenerous unkind unrespectable unsuited
ADJECTIVE
kind, generous
Synonyms
STRONGEST
courteous gracious thoughtful
WEAK
accommodating friendly helpful obliging virtuous
Antonyms
STRONGEST
discourteous rude
WEAK
disobliging inappropriate indecent insufficient intolerable poor unaccommodating ungenerous unkind unrespectable unsuitable unsuited
ADJECTIVE
sufficient, tolerable
Synonyms
STRONGEST
acceptable adequate comfortable competent fair good mediocre reasonable respectable satisfactory
STRONG
right
WEAK
all right ample average common enough fair to middling middling moderately good passable presentable sufficing unexceptional unimpeachable unobjectionable
Antonyms
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bad disagreeable inadequate incompetent inferior insufficient unacceptable unfit unreasonable unsatisfactory unsuitable
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disobliging inappropriate indecent intolerable poor unaccommodating ungenerous unkind unrespectable unsuited

Example Sentences

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Retail sales for February showed a decent gain.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 2, 2026

Yet “it appears that a decent amount of the AI uncertainty is priced” in, they add.

From Barron's • Apr. 2, 2026

Over the past decade, the average middle-class income taxpayer's annual income has grown by around 50,000 rupees - roughly the price of a decent smartphone.

From BBC • Mar. 29, 2026

“We can absorb a shock and still have a decent year. If we can get out of this relatively quickly, everything will be fine.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

Anya paused a decent distance from the tree, watchful for the water spirits.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.