ADMISSIBLE Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

admissible

adjective

əd-ˈmi-sə-bəl

Definition of admissible

as in allowable

that may be permitted using direct quotations without naming your source is not admissible

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Recent Examples of admissible The state's high court also upheld the Fifth Judicial District Court’s ruling that surveillance video showing Trevizo inside the hospital and any body camera footage captured by police were also not admissible in court. — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026 However, the court ultimately found police were within their rights and that the laser was admissible as evidence. — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026 Why, then, has no court of law in any country, even the tiniest country in the world, accepted as admissible any AI-detector system? — Will Oremus, The Atlantic, 3 July 2026 The more consequential intervention is about the rules by which literary evidence becomes admissible. — Literary Hub, 26 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for admissible

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And where did one draw the line, anyway, between allowable excess and disruptive public discourse?

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026
The assessment also found short-term non-cancer health risk above the allowable threshold from being exposed to toxic air contaminants for an hour, while long-term risk of non-cancer health effects fell below the threshold.

— Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of allowable

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The facility’s employees did not demonstrate acceptable food safety knowledge on proper warewashing, equipment use and proper food storage.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2026
The 2026 Legislature passed HB 991, an elections bill requiring strict proof of citizenship to vote and eliminating some acceptable forms of photo ID.

— José Javier Rodríguez, Sun Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of acceptable

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The 1939 law puts some restrictions on certain executive branch officials' engagement in partisan politics, but political activity is permissible in some cases so long as officials don't use their official title or public resources.

— Matt Peterson,Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026
OpenAI and Microsoft do not dispute that its models trained on the news outlet's content, but argue that doing so is legally permissible.

— Greta Reich, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026

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