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acceptability

NOUN
eligibility
Synonyms
STRONGEST
qualification
STRONG
ability
NOUN
rep
Synonyms
STRONG
account approval authority character credit dependability distinction eminence esteem estimation fame favor honor influence mark name notoriety opinion position prestige privilege prominence rank regard reliability renown report repute respectability standing stature trustworthiness weight
WEAK
éclat
Antonyms
STRONG
disapproval disbelief disfavor dishonor dislike disregard disrespect ill repute inferiority insignificance lowliness unimportance
NOUN
reputation
Synonyms
STRONGEST
character fame honor influence name notoriety opinion position prestige prominence standing stature
STRONG
account approval authority credit dependability distinction eminence esteem estimation favor mark privilege rank regard reliability renown rep report repute respectability trustworthiness weight
WEAK
éclat
Antonyms
STRONGEST
unimportance
STRONG
disapproval disbelief disfavor dislike disregard disrespect
WEAK
disreputableness ill repute notoriety
NOUN
repute
Synonyms
STRONGEST
renown
STRONG
account approval authority character credit dependability distinction eminence esteem estimation fame favor honor influence mark name notoriety opinion position prestige privilege prominence rank regard reliability rep report respectability standing stature trustworthiness weight
WEAK
éclat
Antonyms
STRONG
disapproval disbelief disfavor dishonor dislike disregard disrespect ill repute inferiority insignificance lowliness unimportance

Example Sentences

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And sometimes he plays on the edge of acceptability.

From BBC • Oct. 29, 2025

"As time goes on, more of a shared societal consensus may emerge about the acceptability of defendants' conduct."

From Barron's • Oct. 18, 2025

For the network meta-analysis, 11 outcomes related to the efficacy, acceptability, tolerability, and safety of the TBS were considered.

From Science Daily • Dec. 3, 2024

But there has undeniably been a recent movement among marginalized people to identify as monstrous—or at least to identify with the monstrous—as a way to celebrate stepping outside the borders of acceptability.

From Slate • Oct. 28, 2024

Let’s begin by comparing the acceptability of different inventions within the same society.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond