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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
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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
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discourteous rude
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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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A decent sum, perhaps, on the surface of it.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

The economy added a decent 68,000 jobs a month from January to March, reversing a decline in employment at the end of last year.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026

Williams, a retired civil servant who is undergoing cancer treatment, considers her pension to be "fairly decent," but as the US cost of living has risen, she has had to dip into her savings.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

Nonetheless, utility stocks today offer decent value and still have defensive characteristics.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

He’s still strong, in decent shape; his moves, still fluid.

From "Black Brother, Black Brother" by Jewell Parker Rhodes

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