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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
Pelosi has faced allegations of trading on insider information during her time in Congress but has denied any impropriety.
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Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 25 Feb. 2026
Mandelson twice had to resign from government during the Blair administration over allegations of financial or ethical impropriety, acknowledging mistakes but denying wrongdoing.
—Pan Pylas, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
Clark’s abrupt departure happened amid an ongoing federal investigation into the MLBPA’s finances and allegations of impropriety, leaving the union in a state of upheaval heading into the sport’s biggest labor negotiation this century.
—J.j. Bailey, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2026
Mandelson twice had to resign from government during the Blair administration over accusations of financial or ethical impropriety, acknowledging mistakes but denying wrongdoing.
—Pan Pylas, Arkansas Online, 21 Feb. 2026
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Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 25 Feb. 2026
Mandelson twice had to resign from government during the Blair administration over allegations of financial or ethical impropriety, acknowledging mistakes but denying wrongdoing.
—Pan Pylas, Los Angeles Times, 24 Feb. 2026
Clark’s abrupt departure happened amid an ongoing federal investigation into the MLBPA’s finances and allegations of impropriety, leaving the union in a state of upheaval heading into the sport’s biggest labor negotiation this century.
—J.j. Bailey, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2026
Mandelson twice had to resign from government during the Blair administration over accusations of financial or ethical impropriety, acknowledging mistakes but denying wrongdoing.
—Pan Pylas, Arkansas Online, 21 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impropriety
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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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The back line — still reeling from the departure of center back Adilson Malanda this offseason — shored up its mistakes and stood tall.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Mar. 2026
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The third mistake involves process.—
Allen Buchanan,
Oc Register,
7 Mar. 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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Noem’s dissmissal comes after she was berated by lawmakers on Capitol Hill over a series of disastrous blunders by her department, including the killings of two American citizens by border patrol agents in Minneapolis and apparent attempts by DHS to stifle investigations into the shootings.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
6 Mar. 2026
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The infielder was mocked on social media after a head-scratching baserunning blunder against his former team, the Miami Marlins, in August.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
6 Mar. 2026
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Their sly and winning songwriting deftly embraced more than a wink-wink, nudge-nudge of shrewd parody and unabashed social incorrectness.—
Christopher Smith,
Oc Register,
18 Feb. 2026
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His comedies are known to be simple with some political incorrectness and a good tone.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
5 Jan. 2026
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This disrespect shows me these employees aren’t valued.—
Jay Reddick,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 Mar. 2026
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Church members and local leaders hope to find those responsible and prevent future acts of disrespect.—
Nakell Williams,
CBS News,
10 Mar. 2026
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And the way to make amends, to get better, to rid ourselves of those burdens of indiscretion is to suffer a little, to cleanse a lot, to reflect more than anything especially under the literal heat of adverse conditions.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
5 Mar. 2026
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These reported indiscretions — on which Wasserman did not comment — caused a stir at the time but seemed to fade as weeks went by.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
14 Feb. 2026
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No, the Heat would never go there, a flat-out, from-the-start commitment to lottery odds no matter the unseemliness of it all.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Feb. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Impropriety.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impropriety. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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