Definitions

permissible

[per-mis-uh-buhl] / pərˈmɪs ə bəl /

ADJECTIVE

allowable, legal

Synonyms

STRONGEST

acceptable admissible bearable lawful legitimate permitted proper tolerable

WEAK

all right approved authorized endorsed kosher legalized legit licit okay on the up and up sanctioned tolerated unforbidden unprohibited

Antonyms

STRONGEST

illegal illegitimate intolerable prohibited unacceptable unbearable unlawful unsuitable

WEAK

unpermissible

Example Sentences

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Permissible hours for teens as young as 14 were extended to 9 p.m. from 7 p.m., the federal standard, during the school year.

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2025

Du Pont Permissible: nitroglycerine, ammonium nitrate, common salt.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 3: Estremoz to Felspar by Various

Permissible at times in dramatic blank verse, it is in epic rejected by the best artists as a weakness.

From Essays Æsthetical by Calvert, George H. (George Henry)

Permissible Explosives.—The most important progress in these tests and investigations has been made in those relating to the various explosives used in getting coal from mines.

From Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, vol. LXX, Dec. 1910 Federal Investigations of Mine Accidents, Structural Materials and Fuels. Paper No. 1171 by Wilson, Herbert M.

Permissible explosives tested prior to October 1, 1909.

From Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, vol. LXX, Dec. 1910 Federal Investigations of Mine Accidents, Structural Materials and Fuels. Paper No. 1171 by Wilson, Herbert M.

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