DECOROUSNESS Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

decorousness

noun

Definition of decorousness

as in fitness

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Noun

Along with, it should be said, a timely offer from Leicester in the summer of 2024 to train with the then top-flight club to keep his fitness up.

— Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
Thinking about investing in a recovery device, new nutrition product or fitness watch?

— Adam Annaccone, Washington Post, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of fitness

Noun

In addition to ticketing when necessary, Cotcher said the Park District leads discussions in problem areas and tries to reiterate park rules and decorum with parents, children and others using trails.

— Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2026
Tiffany Burks, Burnam’s defense attorney, said O’Hare abused the rules of decorum to silence public commenters’ First Amendment rights.

— Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of decorum

Noun

The article raises ethical questions about AI's role in detecting abuse or self-harm, age appropriateness, and its long-term impact on family dynamics, potentially becoming a generational mental health advisor.

— Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Decisions should be based on educational value, age appropriateness, and professional review while ensuring parents, educators, and community members have a voice in the process.

— Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 July 2026

Definition of appropriateness

Noun

This work will examine how the QCIM core can be incorporated into larger chip and system architectures while maintaining performance, interoperability and functional correctness.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 9 Aug. 2026
Despite glowing reviews and fans begging for its release, a film industry dominated by political correctness refused to touch it.

— William Earl, Variety, 30 July 2026

Definition of correctness

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All about that plane When Qatar gave the Boeing 747, fit for an Emirate prince, to Trump last year, some observers voiced concerns, both on grounds of security and propriety.

— David Folkenflik, NPR, 23 July 2026
The strongest works in The New Grotesque ingloriously depict the female body as qualified and discarded in equal measure, a battlefield on which wars over propriety are fought.

— Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 15 July 2026

Definition of propriety

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