SERVICEABLY Synonyms: 62 Similar and Opposite Words

serviceably

adverb

Definition of serviceably

as in fine

in a satisfactory way although this sleeping bag works serviceably for summer camping, it won't do for wintertime outings

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Recent Examples of serviceably Veteran quarterback Mac Jones played serviceably in Purdy's absence, leading San Francisco to a 5-3 record in his eight starts on the year. — Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025 The animals are rendered serviceably, with generically cute faces and pleasantly detailed if sometimes implausible textures. — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 1 Oct. 2025

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Adverb

Even new food is on the menu in a bid to attract customers, with Delta and United debuting a slew of fine-dining dishes ready and waiting to hit the skies.

— Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 6 Nov. 2026
This year, previous entries to the list such as The Ledbury—a fine-dining beauty in London, United Kingdom where chef Brett Graham marries British produce, Japanese flavours, and French culinary techniques—returns to the list in the number 83 spot.

— Nathan Tavares, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of fine

Adverb

Yet underneath the surface of this mostly good-spirited fun—and my apologies for being the fun police—lies a layer of homophobia and, yes, misogyny.

— José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 28 Oct. 2026
Sixteen candidates are competing for three at-large seats on the Los Angeles Community College District board, with broad agreement that students need more support for basic needs and pathways to good-paying jobs.

— Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of good

Adverb

Make sure to cook until nicely golden brown and to pick up a bottle of Buttermilk Ranch (near the bagged salads) to accompany.

— Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 5 Nov. 2026
Plus, given the bride and groom’s cultural backgrounds, an east-meets-west theme fit nicely with Istanbul’s location and history.

— Kaitlin Menza, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of nicely

Adverb

For most of the game, without cornerbacks Mansoor Delane (shoulder) and L’Jarius Sneed (knee), Kansas City covered Denver’s dynamic receivers well.

— Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 2 Nov. 2026
And the party’s inability to come together during the final week of the election is likely to haunt it well into the 2028 primary.

— Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of well

Adverb

Motorists were able to get around alright within individual cities and towns, but there was no decent network connecting them.

— Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026
Though the spacecraft seemed to work alright, the crew got a little snippy during their 11 days in space.

— Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of alright

Adverb

Lizzie, Maggie, or Jessica Barden’s actress Nance O’Neil, who coaches Lizzie on how to be more acceptably feminine in public — Monster detrimentally sticks to its Tumblr-level framing of patriarchy’s impact.

— Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
Those who answered acceptably were invited to in-person tryouts.

— Eric Nager, Christian Science Monitor, 13 July 2026

Definition of acceptably

Adverb

The steps and skills required to adequately shop for groceries or pick out the right kindergarten for a child are broad and vague.

— Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2026
Zimmern questioned whether the results adequately reflected differences among salmon producers worldwide.

— Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of adequately

Adverb

There’s at least one animal in Ben Affleck’s sixth featue as director, and that’s the elephant in the room — or lumbering around the Los Angeles locations — of this passably entertaining Netflix crime thriller.

— David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 8 Oct. 2026
That creates bloated models that do many things passably well but few things reliably well.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 27 Mar. 2026

Definition of passably

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