Allegations of sexual impropriety were levelled against the headmaster.
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Impropriety
//ˌɪm.pɹəˈpɹaɪ.ɪ.ti//
Synonyms for "impropriety" (265 found)
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Closest matches (53)
indecencyaberranceaberrancyabnormalityanomalyatrocitybabbittrybad tastebadnessbarbarismbarbarousnessblooperblunderbombasticnessbonerboo boobourgeois tastebreachbreakcacology
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cacophonycampcampinessclumsinesscoarsenesscolloquialismcorruptioncrimecrime against humanitycriminalitycrudenesscumbrousnessdeadly sindelinquencyderelictiondeviancedeviancydiscourtesydisentitlementdisorderdisorderlinessdisorderly conductdisruptiondisruptivenessdysphemismempty claimempty titleenormityerroneousnesserror
Noun(3 words)
Strong matches (80)
evilexcessfailurefalse claimfalsenessfalsityfamiliarityfaultfaux pasfelonyfrowned-upon behaviorgaffegaucheriegenocidegothicismgracelessnessgrossnessguilty actharshnessheaviness
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heavy sinhigh camphooliganismhorseplayill-balanced sentencesillegalityimmodestyimmoralityimprecisionimproperimpropernessimpurityinaccuracyinaccuratenessinadmissibilityinapplicabilityinappositenessinappropriatenessinaptitudeinaptnessinauspiciousnessincompatibilityinconcinnityincongruityincongruousnessinconvenienceincorrectnessindecorousnessindecorumindelicacyindiscreetnessindiscretionineleganceinelegancyinequitablenessinequityinexactitudeinexactnessinexpedienceinexpiable sininfelicityinfractioniniquitousnessiniquityinjuryinjusticeinopportunenessinopportunityintempestivityinterruptionintrusioninvalid claimirregularityirrelevance
Related words (132)
irrelevancykitschlack of claimlack of finishlack of polishlapselasciviousnesslatenessleadennesslewdnesslocalismlow campmaladjustmentmalefactionmalfeasancemalummesallianceminor wrongmisalliancemisbehavior
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misconductmisdeedmisdemeanormisdoingmisfeasancemisjoindermisjoiningmismatchmistakemortal sinnaughtinessno claimnonfeasancenonsanctioned behavioroffenseomissionoutragepeccadillopeccancyphilistinismpompousnessponderousnesspoor dictionpoor tastepoppop cultureprematurityroughhouseroughnessrowdinessrowdyismrudenessruffianismsesquipedalianismsesquipedalitysinsin of commissionsin of omissionsinful actsinfulnessslangslipslipshod constructionsolecismstiltednesssuggestivenesstaboo wordtastelessnesstorttransgressiontrespasstripturgidityunaestheticismunaestheticnessunbecomingnessunchastityuncongenialityuncouthnessundeservednessundeservingnessunduenessunentitlednessuneuphoniousnessunfavorablenessunfitnessunfittingnessunfortunatenessungracefulnessunjustnessunlawfulnessunmeetnessunmeritednessunpropitiousnessunrefinementunrighteousnessunripenessunseasonablenessunseemlinessunsuitabilityunsuitablenessuntimelinessunutterable sinunwieldinessvandalismvenial sinviceviolationvulgar tastevulgarismvulgarityvulgarnesswickednesswrongwrongdoingwrongfulnesswrongness
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3 entriesTranslations
14 translations across 5 languages.
Bulgarian
2 entries- непристоен език noun (Improper language)
- неуместност noun (being improper)
German
4 entries- Fehlverhalten noun (Improper act)
- Unanständigkeit noun (being improper)
- Ungebührlichkeit noun (being improper)
- Ungehörigkeit noun (being improper)
Greek
1 entries- ακοσμία noun (being improper)
Manx
4 entries- anoyr noun (being improper)
- meechiartys noun (being improper)
- neughoaiys noun (being improper)
- neuyeshid noun (being improper)
Spanish
2 entries- impropiedad noun (being improper)
- impropriedad noun (being improper)
Sample sentences
6 total sentences available.
Tom seemed unconcerned with the impropriety of his question.
Source: tatoeba (11068983)
You accuse me of impropriety?
Source: tatoeba (11239916)
If so many ladies of rank wrote books, there could be no impropriety in her following their example,...
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