Synonyms of decorum

decorum

noun

di-ˈkȯr-əm 

as in etiquette

socially acceptable behavior

high standards of decorum are usually required when attending the opera

Synonyms & Similar Words

• etiquette
• decency
• propriety
• morality
• dignity
• civility
• prudence
• form
• fitness
• politeness
• courtesy
• gentility
• refinement
• integrity
• honesty
• graciousness
• grace
• appropriateness
• politesse
• virtue
• courteousness
• correctness
• discretion
• carefulness
• attentiveness
• honor
• attention
• goodness
• rightness
• care
• seemliness
• rectitude
• probity
• gentilesse
• uprightness
• righteousness
• correctitude
• mannerliness
• straightness
• decorousness
• virtuousness
• character
• high-mindedness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• impropriety
• indecency
• coarseness
• vulgarity
• crudeness
• indecorum
• discourtesy
• incivility
• indiscretion
• evil
• immorality
• degradation
• imprudence
• gracelessness
• wickedness
• impoliteness
• badness
• perversion
• degeneracy
• depravity
• debauchery
• dishonesty
• crookedness
• unscrupulousness
• underhandedness

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of decorum

One is about civic commonality, the other about authoritarian cynicism; one is about a city pulling together around a common pleasure, the other about desecrating the decorum of democracy. — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 21 June 2026

One of the mayor’s primary responsibilities is facilitating meetings and maintaining decorum. — Charlotte Observer, 15 June 2026

Most presidents have tried to maintain decorum at their residence, knowing the White House is a symbol of the United States and that its gravitas is the work of generations. — Conor Friedersdorf, The Atlantic, 6 June 2026

The food remains rigorously composed but more attuned to our moment, and the servers, a number of whom have worked for Daniel Boulud for decades, prize warmth as much as decorum. — Ligaya Mishan, New York Times, 11 May 2026