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as in unfitness
the quality or state of not being socially proper
the impropriety of the song that the campers sang for the visitors was embarrassing
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as in offence
a socially improper or unsuitable act or remark
such improprieties as asking people how much money they make
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3
as in wrongness
the quality or state of being unsuitable or unfitting
I see no impropriety in referring to certain anatomical parts by their standard names
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Recent Examples of impropriety
In an email statement thanking LCC members for extending the STAR bond deadline, Toland pushed back on accusations of impropriety.
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Kansas City Star, 8 July 2025
The investigation was closed after three days with Fleming being cleared of impropriety.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2025
Leaders must assess whether employees care enough to observe, detect and report weaknesses or improprieties that can sabotage the organization’s immediate and long-term future.
—Noah Barsky, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
Without the cooling-off period, a rapid onset of trading could create the appearance of impropriety and call into question whether Peizer had material nonpublic information, the employee emailed.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 24 June 2025
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Kansas City Star, 8 July 2025
The investigation was closed after three days with Fleming being cleared of impropriety.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 30 June 2025
Leaders must assess whether employees care enough to observe, detect and report weaknesses or improprieties that can sabotage the organization’s immediate and long-term future.
—Noah Barsky, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
Without the cooling-off period, a rapid onset of trading could create the appearance of impropriety and call into question whether Peizer had material nonpublic information, the employee emailed.
—Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 24 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for impropriety
Noun
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But when mistakes are punished or hidden, innovation stops in its tracks.—
IESE Business School,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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Skull emoji: This emoji is often used to mock someone's mistake or appearance.—
Sherri Gordon,
Parents,
21 July 2025
Noun
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Find common ground with others, and confront disrespect appropriately. 4.—
Susan Madsen,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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No disrespect to Lafferty, who at times has been great at his role, but to call this outcome anything but disappointing is an understatement.—
Phil Thompson,
Chicago Tribune,
1 July 2025
Noun
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What happened to Josh Friedman isn’t just an HR blunder.—
Chloe Rogers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 July 2025
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Letting Tommy Kahnle, a reliable arm, walk has turned out to be a massive blunder.—
Zach Pressnell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 July 2025
Noun
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For example, there’s a young private in the novel who has committed several indiscretions—one was purchasing a cow impulsively.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
16 July 2025
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Not by distorting the rules to avoid accountability and amplify his power. — Alisa Kaplan, executive director, Reform for Illinois That was quite an embarrassing word salad of an explanation by Illinois Senate President Don Harmon on his campaign fund indiscretions.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
13 July 2025
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Without a robust knowledge foundation, these early wins can mask serious risks—from compliance breaches to costly decision errors.—
Stéphane Donzé,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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Pilot error caused the crash, according to a final report from the National Transportation Safety Board.—
Perry Vandell,
AZCentral.com,
25 July 2025
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The result is global English but one without the imprecision and solecism implied by that label.—
Colin Marshall,
The New Yorker,
8 Dec. 2022
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And a single word couldn’t be a dead giveaway either, no matter how much people would like to portray the use of pled rather than pleaded as an obvious Trumpian solecism, especially when Dowd himself has been documented using pled at least once.—
Ben Zimmer,
The Atlantic,
8 Dec. 2017
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“Impropriety.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/impropriety. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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