indecent
adjective
in·de·cent (ˌ)in-ˈdē-sᵊnt 
: not decent: such as
a
: grossly improper or offensive
indecent language
b
: unseemly, inappropriate
he took indecent pleasure in her troubles
indecently adverb
Synonyms
- bawdy
- blue
- coarse
- crude
- dirty
- filthy
- foul
- gross
- gutter
- impure
- lascivious
- lewd
- locker-room
- nasty
- obscene
- pornographic
- porny
- profane
- raunchy
- ribald
- smutty
- stag
- trashy
- unprintable
- vulgar
- wanton
- X-rated
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Example Sentences
He took indecent pleasure in her troubles. paintings of nude figures are artistic, not indecent
Recent Examples on the Web Surrett pleaded guilty to two counts of carnal knowledge and two counts of indecent acts involving a minor in October 1994 and was sentenced to 10 years in prison at Fort Leavenworth, according to the records cited by Oregon Public Broadcasting. 
oregonlive, 2 Sep. 2022 Art that didn’t move — that was tethered, what’s more, to concrete walls — didn’t stand a chance against cinema’s almost indecent seductiveness and potential for mass persuasion. Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2022 Dressed in a bathrobe at his home, hedge fund manager Crispin Odey allegedly lunged at a young female banker on a summer night in 1998, prosecutors told a London court on the first day of his indecent-assault trial. Jonathan Browning, Bloomberg.com, 17 Feb. 2021 McGarity was arrested and charged with committing a lewd, indecent, or obscene act while on an aircraft. Brock Blasdell, The Arizona Republic, 25 May 2022 California’s top military brass has been rocked by homophobia, antisemitism and indecent-exposure scandals. Amy Hubbard, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2022 The chef, 61, was found not guilty on charges of indecent battery and assault on Tuesday after less than two days of testimonies in Boston Municipal Court. Antonia Debianchi, PEOPLE.com, 10 May 2022 Decent rapture can’t help but conjure the indecent variety; Millay knew both well. Maggie Doherty, The New Yorker, 9 May 2022 The woman who has accused the celebrity chef Mario Batali of groping her at a Boston bar in April 2017 spent several contentious hours testifying on Monday, the opening day of his criminal trial on charges of indecent battery and assault. New York Times, 9 May 2022 See More
oregonlive, 2 Sep. 2022 Art that didn’t move — that was tethered, what’s more, to concrete walls — didn’t stand a chance against cinema’s almost indecent seductiveness and potential for mass persuasion. Sebastian Smee, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2022 Dressed in a bathrobe at his home, hedge fund manager Crispin Odey allegedly lunged at a young female banker on a summer night in 1998, prosecutors told a London court on the first day of his indecent-assault trial. Jonathan Browning, Bloomberg.com, 17 Feb. 2021 McGarity was arrested and charged with committing a lewd, indecent, or obscene act while on an aircraft. Brock Blasdell, The Arizona Republic, 25 May 2022 California’s top military brass has been rocked by homophobia, antisemitism and indecent-exposure scandals. Amy Hubbard, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2022 The chef, 61, was found not guilty on charges of indecent battery and assault on Tuesday after less than two days of testimonies in Boston Municipal Court. Antonia Debianchi, PEOPLE.com, 10 May 2022 Decent rapture can’t help but conjure the indecent variety; Millay knew both well. Maggie Doherty, The New Yorker, 9 May 2022 The woman who has accused the celebrity chef Mario Batali of groping her at a Boston bar in April 2017 spent several contentious hours testifying on Monday, the opening day of his criminal trial on charges of indecent battery and assault. New York Times, 9 May 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle French or Latin; Middle French indécent, from Latin indecent-, indecens, from in- + decent-, decens decent
First Known Use
circa 1587, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing indecent
Kids Definition
indecent
adjective
in·de·cent in-ˈdē-sᵊnt
: not decent : coarse, vulgar
indecently
adverb
as in inappropriately
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- inappropriately
- unsuitably
- vulgarly
- unbearably
- intolerably
- awfully
- atrociously
- reprehensibly
- dreadfully
- horribly
- naughtily
- horrifically
- terribly
- horrendously
- damnably
- incorrectly
- deplorably
- grossly
- disastrously
- abysmally
- egregiously
- flagrantly
- poorly
- inadequately
- unspeakably
- abominably
- rottenly
- execrably
- detestably
- bad
- vilely
- unsatisfactorily
- odiously
- deficiently
- miserably
- insufficiently
- shabbily
- shoddily
- unacceptably
- badly
- sleazily
- wretchedly
- skimpily
- scantily
- lousily
- meagerly
- trashily
- sparely
- niggardly
- stingily
- inferiorly
- meanly
- scantly
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- well
- fine
- acceptably
- nicely
- tolerably
- adequately
- decently
- appropriately
- good
- passably
- suitably
- satisfactorily
- seemly
- rightly
- okay
- correctly
- fittingly
- decorously
- respectably
- felicitously
- all right
- palatably
- faithfully
- precisely
- satisfyingly
- ideally
- so-so
- gratifyingly
- congruously
- exactly
- meetly
- OK