as in etiquette
socially acceptable behavior
high standards of decorum are usually required when attending the opera
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Recent Examples of decorum
Images of his family members were prohibited, and reporters were to comply with the court’s decorum order.
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Stepheny Price , Michael Ruiz , Adam Sabes , Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 11 Dec. 2025
A bit of decorum isn’t too much to ask.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 4 Dec. 2025
Previous Congresses barely featured one censure, let alone four in one week, which strategists say is indicative of the breakdown in procedure and decorum in the House.
—Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 21 Nov. 2025
Additional safeguards include more security officers stationed throughout, podium rules preventing groups from crowding together and stricter enforcement of decorum to avoid disruptions.
—Tori Mason, CBS News, 18 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for decorum
Stepheny Price , Michael Ruiz , Adam Sabes , Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 11 Dec. 2025
A bit of decorum isn’t too much to ask.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 4 Dec. 2025
Previous Congresses barely featured one censure, let alone four in one week, which strategists say is indicative of the breakdown in procedure and decorum in the House.
—Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 21 Nov. 2025
Additional safeguards include more security officers stationed throughout, podium rules preventing groups from crowding together and stricter enforcement of decorum to avoid disruptions.
—Tori Mason, CBS News, 18 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for decorum
Recent Examples of Synonyms for decorum
Noun
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The confrontation is sparking a conversation about theater etiquette.—
Kristie Keleshian,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Despite facing public scrutiny for everything from her etiquette to her clothes to her appearance, she is remembered as a style icon.—
Christina Perrier,
InStyle,
31 Dec. 2025
Noun
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The photographs are a reminder of the decency of ordinary Americans, and a memento mori, a warning of the risks to which Newsom is exposing himself.—
Helen Lewis,
The Atlantic,
6 Jan. 2026
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Thompson mentions that cartoons from this era often leaned on straightforward ideas about decency, and Doug fit that mold without being preachy about it.—
Alex Shoemaker,
Parents,
4 Jan. 2026
Noun
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The thinnest film of propriety is all that keeps us from appalling one another.—
Molly Fischer,
New Yorker,
1 Dec. 2025
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Or Phylicia Rashad’s Elizabeth Kirkland challenging Audra McDonald’s Dorothy Scott in a battle for social propriety?—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
1 Dec. 2025
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“Decorum.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decorum. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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