Thesaurus
decorous
adjective
Synonyms and Antonyms of DECOROUS
1
following the established traditions of refined society and good taste <we were asked to be on our most decorous behavior at the formal event>
Synonyms befitting, correct, decent, decorous, de rigueur, genteel, nice, polite, respectable, seemly
Related Words acceptable, adequate, satisfactory, tolerable; dress, dressy, formal; dignified, elegant, gracious; priggish, prim, stiff, stuffy; apt, material, relevant; compatible, congenial, harmonious; allowed, authorized, kosher, permitted
Near Antonyms intolerable, unacceptable, unsatisfactory; casual, grungy, informal; seedy, shabby, tacky; banned, barred, disallowed; forbidden, interdicted, outlawed, prohibited, proscribed; awkward, gauche, ungraceful
Antonyms improper, inappropriate, incorrect, indecent, indecorous, indelicate, unbecoming, ungenteel, unseemly
2
marked by or showing careful attention to set forms and details <the oppressively decorous standards of a royal court>
Synonyms correct, decorous, formal, nice, proper, punctilious, starchy, stiff, stiff-necked, stilted
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