acceptable

[ak-sep-tuh-buhl] / ækˈsɛp tə bəl /

ADJECTIVE

satisfactory, agreeable

Synonyms

STRONGEST

adequate common decent fair respectable sufficient tolerable

WEAK

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

Antonyms

STRONGEST

bad inadequate insufficient intolerable poor unrespectable unsuitable

WEAK

disagreeable disturbing unacceptable unsatisfactory unwelcome

Example Sentences

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Is it safe to sit down, even if the seat looks acceptable?

From Science Daily • Apr. 13, 2026

Skyhorse Publishing says it is starting a new imprint with the influential former Fox News host, with the stated aim of challenging the boundaries of what legacy media deems acceptable.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

It spells out what behavior the company deems acceptable, and what it doesn’t.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 10, 2026

"For somebody to think it's acceptable to wedge poo bags into a Unesco World Heritage site, well actually it makes you quite sad," she adds.

From BBC • Apr. 6, 2026

My brain fries when I try to read Shakespeare, but my English teacher would not accept “my hound hath eaten my volume” as an acceptable excuse for avoiding Hamlet.

From "Challenger Deep" by Neal Shusterman

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