passable

adjective

ˈpa-sə-bəl How to pronounce passable (audio)
Definition of passablenext
1
as in navigable
capable of being traveled on after the snowstorm ends, the roads might not be passable for the morning ride to school

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2
as in penetrable
capable of being passed into or through the jungle is not passable without a machete

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3
as in decent
of a level of quality that meets one's needs or standards that's a passable paper

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4
as in satisfactory
of average to below average quality the actor's Scottish accent is passable at best

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Recent Examples of passable And while a quick rinse might keep things looking passable, a true clean requires a little more intention. — Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 30 May 2026 Your gut depends on consistent liquid intake to keep stools soft and passable. — Jillian Kubala, Health, 6 May 2026 Good creative work involves pushing boundaries, not simply coming up with something that’s passable and palatable. — Ahmed Elgammal, The Conversation, 27 Apr. 2026 Another passable addition to my Pretend Happy Hour routine. — Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 25 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for passable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for passable
  1. navigable
  2. penetrable
  3. decent
  4. satisfactory
  5. porous
  6. adequate
  7. mediocre
  8. fine
Adjective
  • Humans need transparency and trust in what the AI just did for them; agents need a predictable, machine-navigable structure.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • Or visit the 329-acre Mercer Slough Nature Park, Lake Washington’s largest remaining wetland, and its seven miles of navigable boardwalk.
    — Sara Harowitz, Travel + Leisure, 3 July 2026
Definition of navigable
Adjective
  • The wall between the two has long been viewed as performative and penetrable.
    — Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2026
  • By breaking actives down into smaller molecules, the fermentation process makes the ingredient more bioavailable and penetrable.
    — Jenny Berg, Vogue, 23 Sep. 2025
Definition of penetrable
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
  • 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
  • The installations probe the increasingly porous boundaries between humans, technology, and the natural world, tackling digital identity, real-time data, and the passage of time.
    — Harrison Jacobs, ARTnews.com, 14 July 2026
  • It can also be incorporated into a porous silver texture and integrated with rigid devices.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 14 July 2026
Definition of porous
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  • Today, some of the world’s most critical infrastructure sits on the seabed with far less attention, mostly because adequate tech doesn't exist.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 5 July 2026
  • Employees didn’t take adequate measures to minimize staff travel costs contrary to state policy.
    — Jack Harvel, Kansas City Star, 3 July 2026
Definition of adequate
Adjective
  • Netflix’s decade-plus run of TV dominance means Wall Street and others judge it on an unforgiving curve, and when issues crop up — like this last stretch of mediocre ratings — folks are going to take notice.
    — Josef Adalian, Vulture, 16 July 2026
  • By spinning in flight at between 15 and 25 Hz, Phantom Twist takes advantage of humans’ decidedly mediocre visual system to turn a solid spinning object into an opaque smear.
    — IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 16 July 2026
Definition of mediocre
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
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