IMPROPRIETIES Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

improprieties

noun

plural of impropriety

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a socially improper or unsuitable act or remark such improprieties as asking people how much money they make

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Recent Examples of improprieties As reported exclusively at Fox News Digital, the Justice Department has launched a grand jury investigation into Singham for alleged money laundering and other financial improprieties. — Asra Q. Nomani , Solly Boussidan, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2026 During Monday’s meeting trustees forcefully pushed back on the suggestion that there were governance improprieties. — Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 24 June 2026 County Clerk Anthony Vega said in an interview on Wednesday that his office has the necessary sophisticated equipment to discern voting improprieties. — Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2026 Stewart’s successor, Mayor Bobby Sanchez, a Democrat, suspended Blogoslawski in February amid allegations of improprieties, including the careless handling of cash and the backdating of tax payments to avoid interest penalties. — Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 30 Apr. 2026 An attorney for Eastman had countered that his client wasn't trying to steal the election but was considering ways to delay electoral vote counting so states could investigate allegations of voting improprieties. — ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026 Clark, who had spent more than a dozen years as the union’s executive director, is also under federal investigation by the Eastern District of New York for allegations of financial improprieties and misuse of union funds. — Shawn McFarland, Dallas Morning News, 18 Feb. 2026 Emily Parker and her husband, Chase Parker — then league president — were forced from the board in October after allegations of her financial improprieties came to light. — St. John Barned-Smith, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Feb. 2026 Evans said investigators were examining whether election improprieties in Fulton County amounted to violations of federal statutes governing the preservation of election records and the knowing deprivation of a fair election. — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 10 Feb. 2026

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Noun

Avoid these 8 common design blunders to make the most of even the smallest garden.

— Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Aug. 2026
In 2026, Mattel is doubling down and averting any PR blunders with a Holiday Barbie that, by all accounts, looks genuinely gorgeous.

— Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 29 July 2026

Definition of blunders

Noun

As a more hands-off or less stressful option, many Americans turn to a bread machine for an easier homemade bread option, but this appliance presents a new set of questions and potential bread machine mistakes.

— Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Aug. 2026
An additional 2-foot buffer allows for the homeowner who prefers more of a flood safety cushion and for any minor construction mistakes.

— Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of mistakes

Noun

Eventually, Batula moved past Cooke’s indiscretions and married him in 2021.

— Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 29 June 2026
History is littered with the careers of politicians who committed crimes or engaged in moral indiscretions and then tried to lie their way out of public shame.

— Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 June 2026

Definition of indiscretions

Noun

These errors of commission are compounded by errors of omission.

— Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 10 Aug. 2026
Mecklenburg County, which administers the SNAP program locally, is working to reduce its number of payment errors Cox said, including increasing staff training and case reviews.

— Mary Ramsey, Charlotte Observer, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of errors

Noun

The April vote followed drops in polling for National, while this week’s followed recent public remarks Luxon had made on various issues that some in his party saw as gaffes.

— ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
Hilton, 48, made a name in the early 2000s publicizing and sometimes belittling celebrities who made public gaffes or otherwise found themselves in trouble with the law.

— Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 5 Aug. 2026

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