acceptable

Definition for acceptable

adjective as in satisfactory, agreeable

Strongest matches

adequate, common, decent, fair, respectable, sufficient, tolerable

Weak matches

A-OK, admissible, all right, average, big, cooking with gas, cool, copacetic, delightful, hep, hip, hunky-dory, in the swim, kosher, large, okay, on the ball, on the beam, passable, peachy keen, pleasant, pleasing, right on, standard, swell, trendy, unexceptional, unobjectionable, up to code, up to snuff, welcome

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Afterward, McIlroy told reporters, “What happened here this week is not acceptable” and “I think golf should be held to a higher standard than than what was was seen out there this week.”

From Los Angeles Times

“This is about intimidation. This is about the singular hate of people who think different, of people who are different. And that’s not acceptable.”

From Salon

“We will be making sure to say to our fans in Ireland in 2027 that what happened here this week is not acceptable.”

From Los Angeles Times

"We will be making sure to say to our fans in Ireland in 2027 that what happened here this week is not acceptable."

From BBC

"We hope this time he feels able to bring to the table a more detailed offer of settlement that is tangible and acceptable."

From BBC

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