decently
In acceptable fashion
Decently means in a way that meets basic standards of acceptability or propriety.
Someone dressed decently is clothed appropriately for the situation.
A decently paying job provides adequate compensation.
She treated him decently even after the breakup.
The word often suggests meeting expectations without exceeding them—good enough, respectable, but not exceptional.
To an adequate degree
- competentlyWith adequate skill
- passablyTo an acceptable extent
- tolerablyAdequately, without excellence
- fairlyModerately or equitably
acceptably · moderately · reasonably · satisfactorily · adequately · serviceably · functionally · workably
With ethical conduct
- ethicallyWith moral correctness
- virtuouslyIn an upright manner
- uprightlyWith moral correctness
- respectablyIn honorable manner
properly · righteously · honestly · nobly · principled · reputably · admirably · commendably
Without pride or arrogance
- demurelyIn a reserved manner
- chastelyIn a pure manner
- reservedlyWith emotional restraint
- conservativelyIn a restrained manner
tastefully · understated · unpretentiously · discreetly · soberly · simply · plainly · unobtrusively
sufficiently
To an adequate degree
- competentlyWith adequate skill
- passablyTo an acceptable extent
- tolerablyAdequately, without excellence
fairly · acceptably · moderately · reasonably · satisfactorily · adequately · serviceably · functionally · workably · capably
honorably
With ethical conduct
- ethicallyWith moral correctness
- virtuouslyIn an upright manner
- uprightlyWith moral correctness
respectably · properly · righteously · honestly · nobly · principled · reputably · admirably · commendably · trustworthily
humbly
Without pride or arrogance
- demurelyIn a reserved manner
- chastelyIn a pure manner
- reservedlyWith emotional restraint
conservatively · tastefully · understated · unpretentiously · discreetly · soberly · simply · plainly · unobtrusively · unassumingly
decentlypoorly
In an inferior way
badly · inadequately · terribly · unsatisfactorily · horribly
decentlyindecently
In an improper manner
shamefully · disgracefully · immorally · dishonorably · improperly
decentlyinappropriately
In an unsuitable manner
improperly · unsuitably · incorrectly · indecorously · unbecomingly
- do the decent thingBehave ethically when tested
- halfway decentMinimally satisfactory
- decentralized governmentAuthority distributed across regions
- pretty decent
- political decentralizationTransferring authority to regional bodies
- decentralized powerAuthority divided across entities
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