Synonyms of improprieties

improprieties

noun

plural of impropriety

as in blunders

a socially improper or unsuitable act or remark

such improprieties as asking people how much money they make

Synonyms & Similar Words

• blunders
• mistakes
• indiscretions
• errors
• solecisms
• familiarities
• gaffes
• faux pas
• gaffs
• offenses
• miscues
• discourtesies
• incivilities
• missteps
• oversights
• flubs
• lapses
• slipups
• fumbles
• misstatements
• goofs
• misjudgments
• miscalculations
• misconceptions
• stumbles
• howlers
• misunderstandings
• misapprehensions
• foul-ups
• boners
• slips
• muffs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• gestures
• formalities
• amenities
• attentions
• courtesies
• manners
• forms
• pleasantries
• civilities
• mores
• proprieties

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of improprieties

As reported exclusively at Fox News Digital, the Justice Department has launched a grand jury investigation into Singham for alleged money laundering and other financial improprieties. — Asra Q. Nomani , Solly Boussidan, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2026

During Monday’s meeting trustees forcefully pushed back on the suggestion that there were governance improprieties. — Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 24 June 2026

County Clerk Anthony Vega said in an interview on Wednesday that his office has the necessary sophisticated equipment to discern voting improprieties. — Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026

Stewart’s successor, Mayor Bobby Sanchez, a Democrat, suspended Blogoslawski in February amid allegations of improprieties, including the careless handling of cash and the backdating of tax payments to avoid interest penalties. — Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 30 Apr. 2026

An attorney for Eastman had countered that his client wasn't trying to steal the election but was considering ways to delay electoral vote counting so states could investigate allegations of voting improprieties. — ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026

Clark, who had spent more than a dozen years as the union’s executive director, is also under federal investigation by the Eastern District of New York for allegations of financial improprieties and misuse of union funds. — Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 18 Feb. 2026

Emily Parker and her husband, Chase Parker — then league president — were forced from the board in October after allegations of her financial improprieties came to light. — St. John Barned-Smith, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Feb. 2026

Evans said investigators were examining whether election improprieties in Fulton County amounted to violations of federal statutes governing the preservation of election records and the knowing deprivation of a fair election. — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 10 Feb. 2026