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Synonyms & Antonyms of indecent
depicting or referring to sexual matters in a way that is unacceptable in polite society
- paintings of nude figures are artistic, not indecent
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Near Antonyms for indecent
- priggish,
- prim,
- prudish,
- puritanical,
- staid,
- straitlaced
- (or straightlaced),
- Victorian
- approved,
- endorsed
- (also indorsed),
- sanctioned
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The first known use of indecent was circa 1587
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