admissible

ad·mis·si·ble

adj \əd-ˈmi-sə-bəl, ad-\

Definition of ADMISSIBLE

1

: capable of being allowed or conceded : permissible <evidence legally admissible in court>

2

: capable or worthy of being admitted <admissible to the university>

— ad·mis·si·bil·i·ty \-ˌmi-sə-ˈbi-lə-tē\ noun

Examples of ADMISSIBLE

1. The judge decided that the confession was admissible in court.
2. <using direct quotations without naming your source is not admissible>

Origin of ADMISSIBLE

French, from Medieval Latin admissibilis, from Latin admissus, past participle of admittere

First Known Use: 1611

Related to ADMISSIBLE

Synonyms: permissible, allowable

Antonyms: banned, barred, forbidden, impermissible, inadmissible, interdicted, prohibited, proscribed, verboten

Related Words: acceptable, bearable, endurable, tolerable; accredited, allowed, authorized, certified, endorsed (also indorsed), licensed, OK (or okay), permitted, sanctioned, warranted; lawful, legal, licit; mandatory, ordered, required

Near Antonyms: intolerable, unacceptable, unbearable, unendurable; objectionable; denied, disallowed, refused, rejected, vetoed; repressed, suppressed; outlawed

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Rhymes with ADMISSIBLE

immiscible, municipal, omissible, permissible, remissible, transmissible