kosher

adjective

Definition of koshernext
as in acceptable

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kosher
  1. acceptable
  2. adequate
  3. satisfactory
  4. tolerable
  5. decent
  6. serviceable
  7. correct
Adjective
  • There’s an acceptable, understood feeling-things-out period that takes place in the first week of training camp.
    — Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
  • The concern about respectability politics is legitimate Black people have historically been expected to alter themselves to become acceptable to institutions whose standards were rarely built with them in mind.
    — Tee Wilson, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of acceptable
Adjective
  • Water authorities trying to maintain adequate supplies of fresh water have banned farmers in some parts of the country from pumping water out of canals to irrigate their crops.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Investors also challenged lofty tech stock valuations and doubted whether surging capital spending will generate adequate returns.
    — Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of adequate
Adjective
  • This matters because ringing up more sales outside the morning coffee rush can help keep Starbucks’ comps growing at satisfactory clips as year-over-year comparisons get tougher.
    — Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 30 July 2026
  • Police responses can also lead to trauma for that person or a less satisfactory outcome than another community service response would produce, Duckett said.
    — Scott Maucione, NPR, 27 July 2026
Definition of satisfactory
Adjective
  • That study, which tests for safety and determines the most effective and tolerable size of a dose, is needed before the vaccine can be tested in the field in a larger efficacy trial.
    — Helen Branswell, STAT, 22 July 2026
  • The tolerable upper intake level (UL) for magnesium from supplements and medications is 350 milligrams (mg) per day.
    — Kirstyn Hill, Health, 14 July 2026
Definition of tolerable
Adjective
  • As time passes, the kills have to get more inventive to sustain the level of suspense required for a decent sized group of people to be in fear of their lives for a prolong period of time.
    — Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • These are fine principles, the bedrock of any decent society.
    — James Kirchick, The Atlantic, 29 July 2026
Definition of decent
Adjective
  • Pérez continues to defy the odds as an aging soft-tosser, and Holmes has been serviceable.
    — Jesús Cano, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Kansas City’s Michael Wacha — under contract for 2027 with a $14 million club option in 2028 — also fits the mold of serviceable, affordable and controllable.
    — Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of serviceable
Adjective
  • Xcel had to get the correct permits from local municipalities as well as stormwater permitting, and have an environmental survey done to protect burrowing owls.
    — Michael Abeyta, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Fortunately, home run bets are long-shot wagers, so bettors don’t need to get many correct to generate a profit.
    — Josh Shepardson, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of correct
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