acceptable

[ak-sep-tuh-buhl] / ækˈsɛp tə bəl /

ADJECTIVE

satisfactory, agreeable

Synonyms

STRONGEST

adequate common decent fair respectable sufficient tolerable

WEAK

A-OK admissible all right average big cooking with gas cool copacetic delightful hep hip hunky-dory in the swim kosher large okay on the ball on the beam passable peachy keen pleasant pleasing right on standard swell trendy unexceptional unobjectionable up to code up to snuff welcome

Antonyms

STRONGEST

bad inadequate insufficient intolerable poor unrespectable unsuitable

WEAK

disagreeable disturbing unacceptable unsatisfactory unwelcome

Example Sentences

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"To close it for 24 hours a day, I'm sorry, it's just not acceptable," he said.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

The answer is only deemed acceptable if both AIs agree on it, says Pavel Kirillov, chief technology officer of NineTwoThree, a consulting firm that builds AI-based systems for clients ranging from FanDuel to Consumer Reports.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

This is becoming the standard position: A.I. for everything upstream of prose is acceptable; A.I. for the prose itself is a betrayal.

From Slate • Apr. 17, 2026

“I have to ask, how is that acceptable? How is one teacher supposed to meet the needs of 25 students?”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

This abandoned library parking lot was like an alternate universe where everyone really cared about raw eggs, and holding hands was a totally acceptable thing to do.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller

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