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   acceptable

   /əkˈsɛptəbl/

   adjective

   • 1. able to be agreed on; suitable: "the electoral arrangements must be acceptable to the people"
   • ▪ moderately good; satisfactory: "an acceptable substitute for champagne" Similar satisfactoryadequatereasonablequite goodfairdecentgood enoughsufficientsufficiently goodfinein orderup to scratchup to the markup to standardup to parcompetentnot badall rightaveragetolerablepassablemiddlingmoderatepresentablesuitableconvenientinformal:OKso-sofair-to-middlingjakeOpposite unacceptableunsatisfactory
   • ▪ pleasing; welcome: "some coffee would be most acceptable" Similar welcomeappreciatedpleasingagreeabledelightfuldesirablesatisfyinggratifyingto one's likingOpposite unwelcomeunsuitableundesirable
   • 2. able to be tolerated or allowed: "pollution in the city had reached four times the acceptable level" Similar bearabletolerableallowableadmissiblesupportablesustainablejustifiabledefensibledefendableOpposite unacceptableundesirable

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French, from late Latin acceptabilis, from acceptare (see accept).

   Derivatives

   • 1. acceptableness noun

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