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acceptable

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of acceptable

of a level of quality that meets one's needs or standards

told the bike rental man that a ten-speed with four broken gears was not acceptable

Synonyms of acceptable

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

Words Related to acceptable

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

Phrases Synonymous with acceptable

Near Antonyms of acceptable

disagreeable, disreputable, improper, indecent, objectionable, unfit, unsuitable, unworthy, useless, wrong

bad, cheap, defective, faulty, imperfect, incomplete, lamentable, pitiful, shoddy

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

Antonyms of acceptable

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

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