acceptable
capable or worthy of being accepted.
pleasing to the receiver; satisfactory; agreeable; welcome.
meeting only minimum requirements; barely adequate: an acceptable performance.
capable of being endured; tolerable; bearable: acceptable levels of radiation.
Origin of acceptable
1Other words from acceptable
- ac·cept·a·bil·i·ty, ac·cept·a·ble·ness, noun
- ac·cept·a·bly, adverb
- un·ac·cept·a·bil·i·ty, noun
- un·ac·cept·a·ble, adjective
- un·ac·cept·a·ble·ness, noun
- un·ac·cept·a·bly, adverb
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How to use acceptable in a sentence
In fact, the World Health Organization says that three feet is acceptable for social distancing.
To retain customers, businesses need to make them feel as safe as possible. Here’s how | jakemeth | October 2, 2020 | FortuneAllowing a corporate utility to reign over our energy system with no accountability or opportunity to protect our most vulnerable is not acceptable.
San Diego Is Headed Toward Another Bad Deal Unless Leaders Intervene | Brian Pollard | October 1, 2020 | Voice of San DiegoWhich means that putting enough of them in a car to give it an acceptable range adds a lot of mass and volume.
Mercedes-Benz’s newest electric city bus uses solid-state batteries | Jonathan M. Gitlin | September 30, 2020 | Ars TechnicaA growing number of psychologists, sociologists, and other behavioral specialists are looking more closely at how humans use recreation to push the boundaries of socially acceptable behavior.
Playing bad can shape behavior, but not in the way you think | Erin Blakemore | September 28, 2020 | Popular-ScienceFurthermore, many ad blockers do not ban ad content that meets the criteria of acceptable ads.
The ongoing race between ad blockers and ad tech: Who’s winning? | Ivan Guzenko | June 15, 2020 | Search Engine Watch
In an emergency an ordinary hacksaw blade may be made to serve very acceptably as a paper perforator.
The Boy Mechanic, Book 2 | VariousWiping and putting away the dishes is a small service which one can do often and acceptably.
The Library of Work and Play: Housekeeping | Elizabeth Hale GilmanMr. Martin supports the republican party and has served acceptably as member of the school board.
Lyman's History of old Walla Walla County, Vol. 2 (of 2) | William Denison LymanIn 1904 he was elected county treasurer and acceptably filled that office until 1913.
Lyman's History of old Walla Walla County, Vol. 2 (of 2) | William Denison LymanPolitically Mr. Sanford is a staunch democrat and for two years he acceptably served as assessor of Columbia county.
Lyman's History of old Walla Walla County, Vol. 2 (of 2) | William Denison Lyman
British Dictionary definitions for acceptable
/ (əkˈsɛptəbəl) /
satisfactory; adequate
pleasing; welcome
tolerable
Derived forms of acceptable
- acceptability or acceptableness, noun
- acceptably, adverb
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