Choose the perfect synonym or antonym for the word Suitable or satisfactory; meeting a minimum standard or level of approval.
Acceptable
/əkˈseptəbəl/Synonyms:
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Examples:
Such alliances made the family more acceptable to the neighbourhood gentry.
Her performance in the play was deemed acceptable by the critics.
The proposal was considered acceptable by the committee.
Etymology:
The word acceptable originates from the Middle English term acceptable, derived from the Anglo-French acceptable, and from Latin acceptabilis, from acceptare meaning to accept.
Usage Statistics:
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