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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
Protect yourself at the first sign of coercion or impropriety.
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Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
Carbon offset purchases typically would infuse cash into the company at a high margin and would shield any potential impropriety from the Clippers.
—Janis Carr, Oc Register, 18 Sep. 2025
The bill for all that impropriety will exceed $27 billion this year.
—Sally Pipes, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Although House rules allow members of Congress to provide gifts to other members, there is strict guidance on the appearance of impropriety and required disclosures.
—Jeff McDonald, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2025
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Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 6 Oct. 2025
Carbon offset purchases typically would infuse cash into the company at a high margin and would shield any potential impropriety from the Clippers.
—Janis Carr, Oc Register, 18 Sep. 2025
The bill for all that impropriety will exceed $27 billion this year.
—Sally Pipes, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Although House rules allow members of Congress to provide gifts to other members, there is strict guidance on the appearance of impropriety and required disclosures.
—Jeff McDonald, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impropriety
Noun
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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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While rebounding kept the Horned Frogs in the game early, the offense finally picked up until the mistakes piled up down the stretch.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
7 Jan. 2026
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Let’s look back on 2025 fantasy misses to look forward and avoid making the signature mistake of each whiff come the 2026 draft season.—
Michael Salfino,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 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
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But when her latest husband, discord spirit Raksh, provokes the council’s wrath, Amina must clean up his blunder, contend with Marjana’s demands for the truth…and figure out who on her crew is plotting a mutiny.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Jan. 2026
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Williamson County based Ramsey Solutions has also come up with an effective guide to avoid any regifting blunders.—
Gabrielle Chenault,
Nashville Tennessean,
28 Dec. 2025
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Chinese diplomatic backlash was instantaneous, with one Chinese official based in Tokyo threatening to cut off her head for the disrespect of her comments.—
Timothy Nerozzi,
The Washington Examiner,
29 Dec. 2025
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Bro, don’t marry Svetlana (no disrespect to Svetlana).—
Emma Specter,
Vogue,
27 Dec. 2025
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Once there, however, Rhoda discovers more than Max’s indiscretions.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Jan. 2026
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But Clinton’s ties to the Epstein case are a reminder of how his political promise has always been tempered by personal indiscretions.—
Steven Sloan,
Fortune,
21 Dec. 2025
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The federal government primarily finances supplemental food benefits, but the state’s share is determined, in part, by its management, as indicated by its rate of error when determining people’s eligibility.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
9 Jan. 2026
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The research depended on computer simulations, which meant that tiny adjustments to the initial state of the digital fluid (or any digital rounding errors) wouldn’t affect the fluid’s fate.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
9 Jan. 2026
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The result is global English but one without the imprecision and solecism implied by that label.—
Colin Marshall,
The New Yorker,
8 Dec. 2022
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And a single word couldn’t be a dead giveaway either, no matter how much people would like to portray the use of pled rather than pleaded as an obvious Trumpian solecism, especially when Dowd himself has been documented using pled at least once.—
Ben Zimmer,
The Atlantic,
8 Dec. 2017
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“Impropriety.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impropriety. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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