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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 offence
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
Rebuffing the mayor, Judge Dale E. Ho dismissed the notion that there was any prosecutorial impropriety.
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Dana Rubinstein, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
Vaus said the investigation needed to be completely independent to avoid even the appearance of impropriety, and that is why the city hired an outside firm to conduct it.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 July 2025
In an email statement thanking LCC members for extending the STAR bond deadline, Toland pushed back on accusations of impropriety.
—Kansas City Star, 8 July 2025
The investigation was closed after three days with Fleming being cleared of impropriety.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2025
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Dana Rubinstein, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2025
Vaus said the investigation needed to be completely independent to avoid even the appearance of impropriety, and that is why the city hired an outside firm to conduct it.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 July 2025
In an email statement thanking LCC members for extending the STAR bond deadline, Toland pushed back on accusations of impropriety.
—Kansas City Star, 8 July 2025
The investigation was closed after three days with Fleming being cleared of impropriety.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impropriety
Noun
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What’s the most common mistake people make when trying to recreate the Honey Deuce at home?—
Emily Cappiello,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Austin Jackson told reporters last month that the players were behind the decision to run laps after committing penalties or mental mistakes in practice.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
14 Aug. 2025
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On the show, the long-time parenting expert helped families address issues like lack of discipline, controlling behavior, sleep separation, disrespect and communication.—
Becca Longmire,
People.com,
14 July 2025
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Photo by Todd Rosenberg/Getty Images Ahead of training camp and preseason action, LaFleur has received major disrespect.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025
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Over the past decade, the legendary team was known for tragic blunders regarding decision making and communication.—
Nelson Espinal,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 July 2025
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In total, Bonilla will walk away with a $29.8 million payday because of Wilpon’s blunder.—
Allen Kim,
CNN Money,
1 July 2025
Noun
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Stuart James Nicolas Jackson’s indiscretion underlines why Chelsea need a summer upgrade The striker is yet to wrest control of a key game and will now be absent over the season's run-in after being sent off at St James' Park How good are Brazil’s Club World Cup teams?—
Liam Twomey,
New York Times,
20 June 2025
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For example, there’s a young private in the novel who has committed several indiscretions—one was purchasing a cow impulsively.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
16 July 2025
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One 2025 study indicated that facial recognition tools had higher error rates for adults with Down syndrome.—
Janice Gassam Asare,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Editor’s Note: Please be mindful that this transcript does not go through our standard editorial process and may contain inaccuracies and grammatical errors.—
Sid Evans,
Southern Living,
5 Aug. 2025
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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 19 Aug. 2025.
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