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Immoral vs. Indecent — What's the Difference?

Immoral vs. Indecent — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Immoral and Indecent

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Immoral

Not conforming to accepted standards of morality
Unseemly and immoral behaviour

Indecent

Offensive to accepted standards of decency or modesty; lewd or vulgar
Found the movie to be indecent.

Immoral

Contrary to established moral principles.

Indecent

Not appropriate or becoming; unseemly
Bought up distressed properties with indecent enthusiasm.

Immoral

Breaching principles of natural law, rectitude, or justice, and so inconsistent with the demands of virtue, purity, or "good morals"; not right, not moral. Compare unethical, illegal.
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Indecent

To good taste.

Immoral

Not moral; inconsistent with rectitude, purity, or good morals; contrary to conscience or the divine law; wicked; unjust; dishonest; vicious; licentious; as, an immoral man; an immoral deed.

Indecent

Not in keeping with conventional moral values; improper, immodest, or unseemly.

Immoral

Concerned with principles of right and wrong or conforming to standards of behavior and character based on those principles;
Moral sense
A moral scrutiny
A moral lesson
A moral quandary
Moral convictions
A moral life

Indecent

(criminal law) Generally unacceptable for public broadcasting but not legally obscene.

Immoral

Not adhering to ethical or moral principles;
Base and unpatriotic motives
A base, degrading way of life
Cheating is dishonorable
They considered colonialism immoral
Unethical practices in handling public funds

Indecent

Not decent; unfit to be seen or heard; offensive to modesty and delicacy; as, indecent language.

Immoral

Morally unprincipled;
Immoral behavior

Indecent

Not in keeping with accepted standards of what is right or proper in polite society;
Was buried with indecent haste
Indecorous behavior
Language unbecoming to a lady
Unseemly to use profanity
Moved to curb their untoward ribaldry

Immoral

Characterized by wickedness or immorality;
Led a very bad life

Indecent

Offensive to good taste especially in sexual matters;
An earthy but not indecent story
An indecent gesture

Immoral

Marked by immorality; deviating from what is considered right or proper or good;
Depraved criminals
A perverted sense of loyalty
The reprobate conduct of a gambling aristocrat

Indecent

Offending against sexual mores in conduct or appearance;
A bathing suit considered indecent by local standards

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