acceptable

Pluralacceptables

1. 1
   adjective

   Worthy or pleasing enough to be received or agreed to with at least moderate satisfaction.

   The committee deemed her proposal entirely acceptable and welcomed its main ideas.

   After a few changes, the terms became acceptable to both sides.

   Similarsatisfactory, agreeable, suitable, appropriate, welcome

   Oppositeunacceptable, unsatisfactory, unsuitable, objectionable

2. 2
   adjective

   Barely good enough to be accepted, falling short of excellent; passable.

   The hotel room was acceptable, clean enough but plain and a little dated.

   Reviewers called the film acceptable rather than memorable.

   Similarpassable, adequate, tolerable, decent, fair

   Oppositeinadequate, unacceptable

3. 3
   nouncountable

   A person or thing regarded as worthy or good enough to be received or approved.

   The editor divided the submissions into acceptables and clear rejections.

   Among the dozens of proposals, hers stood out as the one true acceptable.

   Oppositereject

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