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acceptable Definition

ac·cept·able (ak septə bəl, ək-)

adjective

  1. worth accepting; satisfactory or, sometimes, merely adequate
  2. tolerable; bearable

acceptable Related Forms

ac·cept′·abil·ity noun or ac·cept·able·ness ac·cept·ably adverb

acceptable Synonyms

acceptable

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acceptable Usage Examples

Modifying Another Word

  • socially: Top of Page HOW WOMEN ARE BETTER THAN DOGS It is socially acceptable to have sexual relations with a woman.
  • mutually: By looking at these details we are often able to help you to arrange a mutually acceptable payment plan.
  • perfectly: A solution, which is perfectly acceptable to HMRC, is to substitute some of the employe's pay with the childcare vouchers.
  • ethically: The rules that should govern an ethically acceptable policy on abortion are not difficult to define.
  • morally: The bible does not allow us to think that ignorance automatically means we are morally acceptable.
  • environmentally: The air conditioning equipment also operated with refrigerants that now need replacing with more environmentally acceptable alternatives.

Modifies a noun

  • compromise: Acceptable compromises are made, and user education or library orientation sessions make up for the shortcomings.
  • substitute: As kosher food is an acceptable substitute for halal meat, many of the usual arguments over food at the wedding reception were bypassed.
  • behavior: The Olympic Security Command Center issued NSW Police with a handbook which detailed acceptable behavior inside the Olympic stadium.
  • alternative: You may be an acceptable alternative for the bag.
  • standard: Posters are reminded that there are acceptable standards which apply to all posts.
  • level: Self catering - stars Acceptable overall level of quality.

Used with adjective complement

  • deem: For example, Acrobat was already being widely used, hence PDF was deemed acceptable.
  • consider: More dead pixels are usually considered acceptable around the edges of the screen than in its center.
  • seem: The effect, rather than a commendable attempt to resist offering facile explanations, is to glorify the crimes and make them seem acceptable.
  • become: Such less than ideal locations become far more acceptable for housing where dual aspect apartments are proposed.
  • prove: Nothing I had to say was likely to prove acceptable, and my own life saw many changes.

Preposition: in

  • lieu: UK postage stamps are acceptable in lieu of cheques/postal orders for small amounts.
  • principle: Outline permission For a new building you can submit an outline planning application to check whether it's acceptable in principle.
  • sight: It is not acceptable in the sight of God for Christians to lose control of themselves to drink.