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as in unfitness
the quality or state of not being socially proper
the impropriety of the song that the campers sang for the visitors was embarrassing
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as in mistake
a socially improper or unsuitable act or remark
such improprieties as asking people how much money they make
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as in wrongness
the quality or state of being unsuitable or unfitting
I see no impropriety in referring to certain anatomical parts by their standard names
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Recent Examples of impropriety
They haven’t been accused of any impropriety themselves, but their father, Andrew, was arrested for suspicion of misconduct in public office, and their mother, Fergie, featured heavily in the Epstein files.
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Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 18 May 2026
Any student accused of impropriety comes before a jury of their peers.
—Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 12 May 2026
Both camps denied any impropriety, claims initially backed up by The Athletic.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 11 May 2026
Amid the allegations of impropriety and conflicts of interest though, the program at George Mason University has scarcely been noticed.
—Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica, 2 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for impropriety
Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 18 May 2026
Any student accused of impropriety comes before a jury of their peers.
—Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 12 May 2026
Both camps denied any impropriety, claims initially backed up by The Athletic.
—Jami Ganz, New York Daily News, 11 May 2026
Amid the allegations of impropriety and conflicts of interest though, the program at George Mason University has scarcely been noticed.
—Abrahm Lustgarten, ProPublica, 2 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for impropriety
Recent Examples of Synonyms for impropriety
Noun
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Musk attempted to color Altman as a uniquely unsuitable supervisor of this technology, but this invariably invited further scrutiny into his own abject unfitness for the role.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
New Yorker,
20 May 2026
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The real issue is Alvero’s unfitness for his office.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
7 Jan. 2026
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If circumstances had gone Spain’s way with more clinical finishing or a Cape Verde defender making a mistake, then the result would have been different and a lot of the chatter currently happening (including here) would likely not be happening.—
Patrick Sung Cuadrado,
CNN Money,
21 June 2026
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In fact, according to Rakestraw, one of the biggest mistakes homeowners make is assuming the babies have been abandoned and removing them immediately.—
Michelle Mastro,
Martha Stewart,
20 June 2026
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Perfection alienates; wrongness invites.—
Andrey Mir,
Big Think,
31 Mar. 2026
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In the 1940s and 50s, Pym’s spinsters had occupied a status of respectable wrongness.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Now the removal or disrespect for women.—
Gary Franks,
Hartford Courant,
17 June 2026
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The idea is a partial and symbolic sharing, and the purpose is to break the link between hard work and disrespect.—
Wyatt Williams,
Harpers Magazine,
2 June 2026
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For Meta, the problem started with what some industry experts called, in hindsight at least, a strategic blunder.—
Jonathan Vanian,Julia Boorstin,
CNBC,
14 June 2026
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The Spurs fared well in the closing minute, aside from Fox’s blunder, but the attrition from the Knicks offense spreading them out did them in well before then.—
Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
13 June 2026
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That, however, is nothing now compared to the far larger incorrectness of the rulers of a significant number of the most powerful nations on earth.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
19 Mar. 2026
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Their sly and winning songwriting deftly embraced more than a wink-wink, nudge-nudge of shrewd parody and unabashed social incorrectness.—
Christopher Smith,
Oc Register,
18 Feb. 2026
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No, the Heat would never go there, a flat-out, from-the-start commitment to lottery odds no matter the unseemliness of it all.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Feb. 2026
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Was the majesty of America’s historical mission enough to forgive the indiscretions of the present?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 June 2026
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Democratic leaders seem determined not to allow anything to get in the way of winning Maine’s Senate seat, even if that requires willful blindness toward Platner’s lengthening record of indiscretions.—
Shannon A. Mullen,
The Atlantic,
4 June 2026
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“Impropriety.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impropriety. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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