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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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as in penetrable
capable of being passed into or through
the jungle is not passable without a machete
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as in decent
of a level of quality that meets one's needs or standards
that's a passable paper
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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
Though neither Baker nor Bobby Cannavale (Boardwalk Empire) is especially memorable as a thread in our heroine’s domestic tapestry, each does passable work in his supporting role.
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Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 20 Mar. 2026
That effort has grown into a statewide adaptive assessment program, with more than 150 miles of trail now designated as adaptive-friendly or adaptive-optimized, meaning either safely passable or purpose-built for adaptive bikes.
—Tim Neville, Outside, 18 Mar. 2026
Most of Amazon’s releases exist in a gray area — passable if Hollywood is willing to grade on a curve, but downright disastrous to anyone else.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 17 Mar. 2026
Because Reminders of Him might be her most passable film yet.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 13 Mar. 2026
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Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 20 Mar. 2026
That effort has grown into a statewide adaptive assessment program, with more than 150 miles of trail now designated as adaptive-friendly or adaptive-optimized, meaning either safely passable or purpose-built for adaptive bikes.
—Tim Neville, Outside, 18 Mar. 2026
Most of Amazon’s releases exist in a gray area — passable if Hollywood is willing to grade on a curve, but downright disastrous to anyone else.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 17 Mar. 2026
Because Reminders of Him might be her most passable film yet.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 13 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for passable
Adjective
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Other examples include requiring captioning for videos and making a computer navigable without a mouse, for people with motor disabilities.—
Jonaki Mehta,
NPR,
6 Apr. 2026
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Europe turned inward, with trade currents mostly running along navigable rivers.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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By breaking actives down into smaller molecules, the fermentation process makes the ingredient more bioavailable and penetrable.—
Jenny Berg,
Vogue,
23 Sep. 2025
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Bouncing back seven years after the barely penetrable Sunset, the Hungarian director’s new film takes its time to kick in but is a uniquely personal coming-of-age drama.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Judd, who seems a decent man, wants to know how Agnes would exemplify her wifely duties.—
Amanda Whiting,
Vulture,
22 Apr. 2026
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Robinson, 27, has been decent for the Knicks but not as effective as earlier in his career.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
22 Apr. 2026
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Be sure to triple-check that the details are satisfactory before signing anything.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
14 Apr. 2026
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Privately, some writers walking the staff picket line still had faith in WGAW management to negotiate a satisfactory deal with the AMPTP amid the drama.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
1 Apr. 2026
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The next version of these devices will cool more effectively by using a porous metal structure with much greater surface area.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Apr. 2026
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The body is not presented as something to be consumed, but as exposed and porous.—
George Nelson,
ARTnews.com,
20 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Several viable sites were dismissed prematurely or without adequate analysis.—
Charles Rilli,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Apr. 2026
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Prolonged blackouts have draped the island and hospitals struggle with providing adequate care.—
Rick Jervis,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Establishing strong communication within your team is the key factor that differentiates a winning team from a mediocre one.—
Nancy Pulciano,
Rolling Stone,
20 Apr. 2026
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If perfect is the enemy of good, then releasing middling attempts is an acknowledgement that artists must push past their mediocre ideas to uncover the gems that lay ahead.—
Nina Corcoran,
Pitchfork,
20 Apr. 2026
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Schuch paused in front of a Tetra Pak carton of Côtes du Rhône, noting that while such packaging had gone over fine in Nordic countries, French consumers had rejected it vehemently.—
Lauren Collins,
New Yorker,
20 Apr. 2026
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With the husbands off for a golf outing, Julia and Jane (well attended to by Chimo’s martini-mixing maid Saunders) get decked out in their evening finest and wait impatiently at Julia’s luxe apartment (Jane lives upstairs) for the mystery man Maurice to arrive.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
19 Apr. 2026
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“Passable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/passable. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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