" impropriety "

1: the quality or state of not being socially proper;

  * e.g., " ... the impropriety of the song that the campers sang for the visitors was embarrassing "

•  Synonyms : 

•  inappropriateness,

•  incorrectness,

•  indecency,

•  indecorousness,

•  indecorum,

•  indelicateness,

•  unbecomingness,

•  unfitness,

•  unseemliness,

•  untowardness

•  Antonyms : 

•  appropriateness,

•  correctness,

•  decency,

•  decorousness,

•  decorum,

•  fitness,

•  properness,

•  propriety,

•  rightness,

•  seemliness,

•  suitability,

•  suitableness

2: a socially improper or unsuitable act or remark;

  * e.g., " ... such improprieties as asking people how much money they make "

•  Synonyms : 

•  familiarity,

•  faux pas,

•  gaff,

•  gaffe,

•  indiscretion,

•  solecism

•  Antonyms : 

•  amenity,

•  attention,

•  civility,

•  courtesy,

•  formality,

•  gesture,

•  pleasantry

3: the quality or state of being unsuitable or unfitting;

  * e.g., " ... I see no impropriety in referring to certain anatomical parts by their standard names "

•  Synonyms : 

•  improperness,

•  inappositeness,

•  inappropriateness,

•  inaptness,

•  incorrectness,

•  infelicity,

•  unfitness,

•  wrongness

•  Antonyms : 

•  appositeness,

•  appropriateness,

•  aptness,

•  correctness,

•  felicitousness,

•  felicity,

•  fitness,

•  fittingness,

•  properness,

•  propriety,

•  rightness,

•  seemliness,

•  suitability,

•  suitableness