fairish

adjective

ˈfer-ish How to pronounce fairish (audio)
Definition of fairishnext
as in adequate
of a level of quality that meets one's needs or standards did a fairish job of refinishing the old chest, especially since it was her first foray into furniture restoration

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for fairish
  1. adequate
  2. decent
  3. fine
  4. satisfactory
  5. good
  6. acceptable
Adjective
  • People should look for air purifiers to remove pollutants from entering inside a person’s home, and people can also make their own DIY purifier using a box fan and adequate HEPA filters.
    — Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 18 July 2026
  • Without body camera footage and time to reevaluate, there won’t be adequate answers.
    — Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 July 2026
Definition of adequate
Adjective
  • The Crosstrek also has decent off-road capability as a base model and can easily be enhanced with tires or purchased from the factory as a mean off-roading machine (Crosstrek Wilderness).
    — Charles Singh, USA Today, 14 July 2026
  • Insiders added that the power striker, who also is a decent rapper himself, was on his best behavior.
    — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 13 July 2026
Definition of decent
Adjective
  • That said, France were favourites in the last final and Argentina beat them, albeit by the finest of margins, recovering from the shock of Kylian Mbappe’s hat-trick before holding their nerve to win the penalty shootout.
    — Oliver Kay, New York Times, 19 July 2026
  • The study combines fine-scale meteorology with detailed simulations of energy infrastructure.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 18 July 2026
Definition of fine
Adjective
  • The fifth season will have a really hard time wrapping up everything in a satisfactory way at this point.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
  • Kelley said the company believed the existing easement was satisfactory and wasn’t told otherwise until after investing years of work on he project.
    — Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 29 June 2026
Definition of satisfactory
Adjective
  • From here, the Manchester City defender sprints into the six-yard box to meet the corner, forcing a good save from Dominik Livakovic, with his team-mates unable to scramble the ball over the line.
    — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 14 July 2026
  • Graham, who had turned 71 just two days before passing away on Saturday night, was far younger than many of his Senate colleagues and appeared to have been in good health.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2026
Definition of good
Adjective
  • These boundaries may include cultural standards, ethical expectations, customer commitments or behaviors that are never acceptable, regardless of the potential reward.
    — Nadia AlShomali, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • Iacullo Law since 2024 Istituto Marangoni In the 2026 session, the Legislature passed HB 991, an elections bill that requires strict proof of citizenship to vote and reduces the forms of photo ID that are acceptable at the polls.
    — Stephen V. Iacullo, Sun Sentinel, 16 July 2026
Definition of acceptable
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