Nearby Words
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | acceptable, good enough |
| Synonyms: | adequate, all right, allowable, average, bearable, better than nothing, common, decent, endurable, fair, fair to middling, fairly good, goodish, indifferent, livable, mediocre, middling, not bad, okay*, ordinary, passable, presentable, respectable, run-of-the-mill, satisfactory, so-so, sufferable, sufficient, supportable, sustainable, tidy, unexceptionable, unexceptional, unimpeachable |
| Antonyms: | bad, intolerable, unacceptable, unbearable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | adequate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | enough, able |
| Synonyms: | acceptable, all right, capable, comfortable, commensurate, competent, decent, equal, fair, passable, requisite, satisfactory, sufficient, sufficing, suitable, tolerable, unexceptional, unobjectionable |
| Notes: | adequate tends toward the qualitative and sufficient toward the quantitative, so adequate is 'suitable to something' and sufficient is 'enough for something' |
| Antonyms: | inadequate, inferior, insufficient, unequal, unfit, unqualified, unsuitable, useless |
| Main Entry: | admissible |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | able or deserving of consideration; allowable |
| Synonyms: | acceptable, allowed, applicable, appropriate, concedable, fair, fitting, just, justifiable, lawful, legal, legitimate, licit, likely, logical, not impossible, not unlikely, okay, passable, permissible, permitted, pertinent, possible, probable, proper, rational, reasonable, relevant, right, suitable, tolerable, tolerated, warranted, worthy |
| Antonyms: | illegitimate, inadmissible, inapplicable, irrelevant, unfair, unjust, unsuitable, wrong |
| Main Entry: | all right |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | satisfactory |
| Synonyms: | acceptable, adequate, appropriate, average, decent, fair, fit, fitting, good, hunky-dory, okay, okey-dokey, passable, proper, satisfying, standard, sufficient, swell*, tolerable, unexceptional, unobjectionable |
| Antonyms: | unsatisfactory |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | average |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | normal, typical |
| Synonyms: | boilerplate, common, commonplace, customary, dime a dozen, everyday, fair, fair to middling, familiar, garden*, garden-variety, general, humdrum*, intermediate, mainstream, mediocre, medium, middle of the road, middling, moderate, nowhere, ordinary, passable, plastic, regular, run of the mill, so-so, standard, tolerable, undistinguished, unexceptional, usual |
| Antonyms: | abnormal, atypical, exceptional, extraordinary, extreme, outstanding, unusual |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | bearable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | endurable |
| Synonyms: | acceptable, admissible, allowable, livable, manageable, passable, satisfactory, sufferable, supportable, sustainable, tolerable |
| Antonyms: | intolerable, unbearable, unendurable, unmanageable |
| Main Entry: | considerable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | abundant, large |
| Synonyms: | ample, appreciable, astronomical, big, bountiful, comfortable, commodious, extensive, goodly, great, hefty, huge, large-scale, lavish, major, marked, much, noticeable, plentiful, pretty, reasonable, respectable, sizable, substantial, tidy, tolerable |
| Antonyms: | inconsiderable, insignificant, little, slight, small, undistinguished, unnoticeable |
| Main Entry: | fair |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | mediocre, satisfactory |
| Synonyms: | adequate, all right, average, common, commonplace, decent, fairish, indifferent, intermediate, mean, medium, middling, moderate, not bad, okay, ordinary, passable, pretty good, reasonable, respectable, satisfactory, so-so, tolerable, up to standard, usual |
| Notes: | a fair (noun) is a traveling show or carnival or a gathering of producers to promote business - fair (adjective) means free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception, or very pleasing to the eye, or not excessive or extreme; fare (noun) is the sum charged for transportation, or the food and drink that are regularly consumed - fare (verb) to get along or proceed |
| Main Entry: | good |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | useful, adequate |
| Synonyms: | acceptable, advantageous, all right, ample, appropriate, approving, apt, auspicious, becoming, benefic, beneficial, benignant, brave, commendatory, commending, common, conformable, congruous, convenient, decent, desirable, favorable, favoring, fit, fitting, fruitful, healthful, healthy, helpful, hygienic, meet, needed, opportune, profitable, proper, propitious, respectable, right, salubrious, salutary, satisfying, seemly, serviceable, suitable, tolerable, toward, unobjectionable, wholesome |
| Notes: | using good as an adverb in place of well ("she dances real good," "he did good") is nonstandard usage - so, it would be best to say "she dances very well," "he did well" well is an adverb to describe an activity; good is an adjective to describe a condition or state |
| Antonyms: | inadequate, rotten, unsuitable |
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