Meaning of ACCEPTABLE
| Pronunciation: | | ak'septubul
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- [adj] worthy of acceptance or satisfactory; "acceptable levels of radiation"; "performances varied from acceptable to excellent"
- [adj] adequate for the purpose; "the water was acceptable for drinking"
- [adj] meeting requirements; "the step makes a satisfactory seat"
- [adj] (linguistics) judged to be in conformity with approved usage; "acceptable English usage"
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ACCEPTABLE is a 10 letter word that starts with A. |
| | Synonyms: | | accepted, bankable, fir for(a), fit, fit to(a), good, received, standard, tolerable, unexceptionable, unimpeachable, unobjectionable |
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| | Antonyms: | | unacceptable | | |
| | See Also: | | satisfactory | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ac*cept"a*ble\, a. [F. acceptable, L. acceptabilis,
fr. acceptare.]
Capable, worthy, or sure of being accepted or received with
pleasure; pleasing to a receiver; gratifying; agreeable;
welcome; as, an acceptable present, one acceptable to us.
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| | Related Terms: | | adequate, admissible, adorable, agreeable, all right, alright, appetizing, attractive, average, bearable, better than nothing, commonplace, decent, delightful, desirable, eligible, endurable, enfranchised, enviable, exciting, fair, fairish, fit, fitted, good, good enough, goodish, grateful, gratifying, likable, lovable, moderate, mouth-watering, not amiss, not bad, not half bad, not so bad, OK, okay, ordinary, passable, pleasant, pleasing, presentable, pretty good, provocative, qualified, respectable, satisfactory, satisfying, sufficient, suitable, supportable, taking, tantalizing, tempting, tenable, tidy, to be desired, tolerable, toothsome, unexceptionable, unexceptional, unimpeachable, unobjectionable, viable, welcome, winning, with voice, with vote, workmanlike, worth having, worthy |
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