Synonyms of impropriety

impropriety

noun

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• unfitness
• inappropriateness
• disrespect
• unseemliness
• incorrectness
• indecorum
• indecency
• coarseness
• vulgarity
• rudeness
• indiscretion
• imprudence
• indecorousness
• unbecomingness
• untowardness
• crudeness
• naughtiness
• indelicateness
• immodesty
• incivility
• inconsiderateness
• inconsideration
• impudence
• insolence
• churlishness
• impoliteness
• ungraciousness
• impertinence
• indiscreetness
• discourteousness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• propriety
• correctness
• decorum
• decency
• appropriateness
• suitability
• fitness
• rightness
• discretion
• prudence
• seemliness
• properness
• suitableness
• manners
• form
• etiquette
• consideration
• proprieties
• decorousness
• gentility
• graciousness
• thoughtfulness
• considerateness
• genteelness

2

as in offence

a socially improper or unsuitable act or remark

such improprieties as asking people how much money they make

Synonyms & Similar Words

• offence
• mistake
• blunder
• indiscretion
• error
• solecism
• familiarity
• faux pas
• gaffe
• gaff
• discourtesy
• incivility
• miscue
• offense
• misstep
• oversight
• flub
• misstatement
• slipup
• lapse
• misjudgment
• goof
• fumble
• misunderstanding
• misconception
• misapprehension
• miscalculation
• stumble
• slip
• howler
• boner
• foul-up
• muff

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• formality
• gesture
• attention
• courtesy
• civility
• form
• manners
• pleasantry
• amenity
• mores
• proprieties

3

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wrongness
• incorrectness
• unfitness
• inappropriateness
• infelicity
• undesirability
• improperness
• inaptness
• irrelevance
• meaninglessness
• inadequacy
• inapplicability
• inadmissibility
• inexpediency
• pointlessness
• inadequateness
• inappositeness
• undesirableness
• unsatisfactoriness
• uselessness
• intolerability
• extraneousness
• senselessness
• inauspiciousness
• inexpedience
• unbecomingness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• propriety
• correctness
• appropriateness
• suitability
• fitness
• rightness
• felicity
• aptness
• seemliness
• properness
• relevance
• connection
• suitableness
• applicability
• bearing
• fittingness
• appositeness
• relevancy
• admissibility
• materiality
• felicitousness
• pertinence
• pointedness