as in adequate
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
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Recent Examples of acceptable
Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Hezbollah in Lebanon—the world treated these as acceptable, as the problems of perhaps Israel and Lebanon.
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Newsweek Contributors, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
The digital reproduction of the color and contrast in the IMAX 70mm and VistaVision prints was extremely impressive, providing a pretty acceptable facsimile of VistaVision’s grain while being a little less soft than the IMAX 70mm presentation.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 7 Oct. 2025
Student IDs and library cards are not acceptable forms of identification.
—Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 7 Oct. 2025
With a wife and two little girls at home now, that acceptable risk has gotten lower over the years.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 6 Oct. 2025
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Newsweek Contributors, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025
The digital reproduction of the color and contrast in the IMAX 70mm and VistaVision prints was extremely impressive, providing a pretty acceptable facsimile of VistaVision’s grain while being a little less soft than the IMAX 70mm presentation.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 7 Oct. 2025
Student IDs and library cards are not acceptable forms of identification.
—Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 7 Oct. 2025
With a wife and two little girls at home now, that acceptable risk has gotten lower over the years.
—Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 6 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for acceptable
Adjective
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Lack of adequate protein is one part of the problem.—
Bryant Stamford,
Louisville Courier Journal,
9 Oct. 2025
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On a more positive note, the Pacers are pretty well-built to fill in Haliburton’s missing minutes with adequate-to-good play.—
John Hollinger,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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This pair, in particular, earned high praise from senior shopping writer Alyssa Grabinski for its satisfactory support and cushioning, which aided her when embarking on daily walks.—
Averi Baudler,
PEOPLE,
10 Oct. 2025
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These results were satisfactory for integrated graphics—better than some of its counterparts on some tests, and worse on others—and not quite as powerful as Apple’s M4.—
Matthew Buzzi,
PC Magazine,
5 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Newcastle’s Under-18s are third in their league which, on the face of it, looks decent, but winning is not everything.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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There's some decent rain chances the rest of the week, so keep an umbrella handy.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
15 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Today, the shells continue to be found on powwow regalia (Russell McCloud is an in-demand artist for traditional breastplates), as well as on avant-garde runway fashions and fine jewelry pieces.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
13 Oct. 2025
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Oregon is fine On the surface, a single loss by the Ducks to a top-five team won’t be all that damaging in the long term.—
Erick Smith,
USA Today,
13 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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His free-throw stroke looked good, buoyed by sinking all but two of his eight attempts.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
12 Oct. 2025
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Another factor is whether your partnership's no-trump range is a strict 15-17 or includes good 14-counts.—
Deb Harvell,
Arkansas Online,
12 Oct. 2025
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“Acceptable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/acceptable. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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