acceptable

ac·cept·able

adj \ik-ˈsep-tə-bəl, ak- also ek-\

Definition of ACCEPTABLE

1

: capable or worthy of being accepted <no compromise would be acceptable>

2

a : welcome, pleasing <compliments are always acceptable> b : barely satisfactory or adequate <performances varied from excellent to acceptable>

— ac·cept·abil·i·ty \ik-ˌsep-tə-ˈbi-lə-tē, (ˌ)ak-, ek-\ noun

— ac·cept·able·ness \ik-ˈsep-tə-bəl-nəs, ak-\ noun

— ac·cept·ably \-blē\ adverb

Examples of ACCEPTABLE

1. acceptable and unacceptable noise levels
2. It was an acceptable performance, although not an outstanding one.
3. She plays an acceptable game of tennis.

First Known Use of ACCEPTABLE

14th century

Related to ACCEPTABLE

Synonyms: adequate, all right, decent, fairish, fine, good, OK (or okay), passable, respectable, satisfactory, serviceable, tolerable

Antonyms: deficient, inadequate, insufficient, lacking, unacceptable, unsatisfactory, wanting

Related Words: agreeable, bearable, endurable, sufferable; average, fair, indifferent, mediocre, middling, minimal; common, ordinary, run-of-the-mill, run-of-the-mine (or run-of-mine), second-rate, so-so; standard, unexceptional; appropriate, correct, due, fitting, meet, proper, right, seemly, suitable, useful, worthy; gratifying, satisfying

Near Antonyms: disagreeable, disreputable, improper, indecent, objectionable, unfit, unsuitable, unworthy, useless, wrong; bad, cheap, defective, faulty, imperfect, incomplete, lamentable, pitiful, shoddy; dissatisfying; insufficient, meager (or meagre), mean, miserly, niggardly, poor, scanty, shabby, short, skimpy, spare, stingy; insufferable, intolerable, unbearable, unendurable; atrocious, execrable, miserable, vile, wretched; exceptional, exquisite, extreme, fancy, first-class, high-grade, matchless, maximized, maximum, optimal, optimum, peerless, preeminent, premium, special, supreme, unmatched, unparalleled; A1, bang-up, banner, boss [slang], capital, classic, crackerjack, dandy, divine, fabulous, fine, first-rate, grand, great, groovy, heavenly, jim-dandy, keen, marvelous (or marvellous), mean, neat, nifty, noble, par excellence, prime, sensational, splendid, stellar, sterling, superb, superior, superlative, supernal, swell, terrific, tip-top, top, top-notch, unsurpassed, wonderful

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Rhymes with ACCEPTABLE

perceptible, susceptible