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passably

[pas-uh-blee, pah-suh-] / ˈpæs ə bli, ˈpɑ sə- /
ADVERB
all right
Synonyms
WEAK
acceptably adequately okay tolerably unobjectionably well enough
Antonyms
STRONGEST
unsatisfactorily
ADVERB
enough
Synonyms
WEAK
abundantly acceptably admissibly amply averagely barely commensurately decently fairly moderately proportionately rather reasonably satisfactorily so-so sufficiently tolerably
Antonyms
WEAK
inadequately
ADVERB
fairly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
adequately kind of moderately quite rather reasonably
WEAK
averagely enough more or less pretty well ratherish so-so some something sort of tolerably
Antonyms
WEAK
unfairly unjustly
ADVERB
moderately
Synonyms
STRONGEST
a little fairly quite rather reasonably slightly somewhat
STRONG
pretty
WEAK
averagely enough gently in moderation in reason kind of more or less more than not not exactly quite a bit so-so some something sort of temperately tolerable tolerably tolerantly within limits within reason
Antonyms
WEAK
immoderately unlimitedly
ADVERB
rather
Synonyms
STRONGEST
a bit a little comparatively fairly kind of pretty quite relatively slightly somewhat
WEAK
averagely enough in a certain degree more or less ratherish reasonably so-so some something sort of to some degree to some extent tolerably
Antonyms
WEAK
extremely insignificantly little violently

Example Sentences

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Rachvelishvili thought the first performance went passably, but the company’s administration disagreed.

From New York Times • Dec. 20, 2023

Not all studies have found that Skin So Soft works even passably well.

From Slate • Jun. 20, 2023

For about three quarters of the year, I make do with merely passably flavorful frozen berries that I deploy to chuck into smoothies and brighten up my oatmeal.

From Salon • Jun. 4, 2023

For now, the evolving consensus among clergy is this: Yes, they can write a passably competent sermon.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 15, 2023

When I looked passably human again, I took some aspirins.

From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler