as in obscene
depicting or referring to sexual matters in a way that is unacceptable in polite society
paintings of nude figures are artistic, not indecent
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Recent Examples of indecent
Simms was charged with one count of indecent liberties with a student.
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Emma Moon, Charlotte Observer, 7 Aug. 2025
MasterChef hosts Gregg Wallace and John Torode have been fired amid claims of inappropriate behavior on set, and celebrated news anchor Huw Edwards was handed a six-month prison sentence suspended for two years last year after pleading guilty to making indecent images of children.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2025
The juvenile in Canada was charged with indecent communications, uttering threats, public mischief and mischief over $5,000.
—Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 11 Feb. 2025
The trio split up in 1970 to pursue solo careers, a year after Yarrow pleaded guilty to taking indecent liberties with a 14-year-old girl.
—Ew Staff, EW.com, 24 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for indecent
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Banners or signs may not be commercial in nature or obscene, or cause any disturbance to other fans.—
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Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce was docked $14,491 for making an obscene gesture after a big catch.—
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Tips relating to pornographic activity, according to Treasury, also would not qualify for the tax break.—
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As of state legislation passed in 2024, creating or distributing non-consensual pornographic deepfakes is a misdemeanor offense in Indiana.—
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Despite the heavy central theme of chronic illness, there’s a delicious bawdiness to Will There Ever Be Another You, a vulgar juvenilia evoking graffiti-tag genitals or the ding dong ditch scene from Billy Madison.—
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The book is filled with vulgar pictures, with many faces blacked out, and messages both handwritten and typed from well-wishers for Epstein’s 50th birthday.—
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Instead, Rocchio walloped a fastball off the right-field foul pole for a walk-off homer, an exclamation point at the end of a regular season that culminated in an improbable AL Central crown.—
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Officers responded to the scene after a foul odor was reported coming from the vehicle.—
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Big, nasty and physical, Kalani Sitake’s bunch controls the ball on offense and gets it back quickly on defense.—
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Chad Powers’ nasty protagonist should give it license to be more cutting, rather than just unimaginatively crude, in its humor.—
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“Indecent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indecent. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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