acceptable
adjective
, ak- also ek-\
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Other Words from acceptable
, (ˌ)ak- , ek- \
noun
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noun
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adverb
Synonyms & Antonyms for acceptable
Synonyms
adequate, all right, decent, fairish, fine, good, OK (or okay), passable, respectable, satisfactory, serviceable, tolerable
Antonyms
deficient, inadequate, insufficient, lacking, unacceptable, unsatisfactory, wanting
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In a world where companies engage in tokenism to satisfy their customers’ false green preferences, the efforts by Marriott and InterContinental are perfectly acceptable. — Yossi Sheffi, Quartz, "Removing mini-shampoos from hotel rooms won’t save the environment," 29 Aug. 2019 In the early 1900s, artistic portraits showing the traveler in any number of poses were acceptable forms of ID. — Anne Quito, Quartzy, "An artist is turning boring passport photos into bizarre portraits," 27 Aug. 2019 However, being content with the status quo is no longer acceptable. — al, "How the new 6 cent gas tax increase will affect Alabama," 25 Aug. 2019 In a world where companies engage in tokenism to satisfy their customers’ false green preferences, InterContinental Hotels Group efforts are perfectly acceptable. — Yossi Sheffi, The Conversation, "Removing mini-shampoos from hotel rooms won’t save the environment," 23 Aug. 2019 There is a lot of dull plastic that is acceptable for off-road scuffing but not for interior finesse. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "Honda Passport: off-road ready, city-smart," 11 Aug. 2019 Most people under age 65, liberals, moderates, and Democrats think gay and lesbian relations are morally acceptable. — Jennifer De Pinto, CBS News, "50 years after Stonewall: Most see progress in ending LGBTQ discrimination," 24 June 2019 Considering the 49 percent increase in base power, that's entirely acceptable. — Car and Driver, "2019 10Best Cars," 28 Nov. 2018 Fortunately for defenders of liberal democracy, history shows us that fervent efforts from the far left to sound reasonable don’t make their platform any more acceptable to the average American. — Kyle Sammin, National Review, "A Socialist Predecessor of Ocasio-Cortez in Congress," 13 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'acceptable.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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