Acceptable means: Worthy, decent, sure of being accepted or received with at least moderate pleasure. Related words include good or received. Below you'll find 20 example sentences showing how to use Acceptable in practice.
Acceptable in a sentence
Acceptable meaning
- Worthy, decent, sure of being accepted or received with at least moderate pleasure.
- Barely worthy, less than excellent; passable.
Synonyms of Acceptable
Example sentences (20)
It’s not the case that I walk though university buildings hiding in case my non-acceptable views came to the fore”.
And it’s important not to be constrained by outdated preconceptions of what’s ‘acceptable’ in your 50s and beyond.
He had also failed to provide acceptable evidence to cover his absences within five working days, the court heard.
As if the US has any right whatsoever to pronounce judgment on what an “acceptable” level of Ukrainian casualties is.
Buying foreign cars instead of locally assembled ones should no longer be acceptable for those holding public office.
According to Saketopoulou, queer people have always had to experiment outside of what is widely considered acceptable.
He had an acceptable preseason and logged more snaps than any other Steeler but his technique needed refinement.
However, he was not short of breath and the pulse oximeter showed his oxygen level was within acceptable limits.
At the very least, you ought to be able to make the name of that streaming service acceptable in terms of posting here.
Both payments were made in cash, which, although a punishable offence, is still the only acceptable currency in prison.
Downing Street said that his language was “not acceptable and disappointing to see” but the matter was one for the BBC.
Is it acceptable for a company to suddenly change such a product, causing the friendship, love or support to evaporate?
It said: “The principle of development in this location is acceptable in relation to the Hartlepool Local Plan.
He said he had learned through his own experience that it was a "mistake" to "regard drug taking as somehow acceptable".
Children learn that it is acceptable to feel happy, sad or angry and that everyone at different times has these feelings.
It shouldn’t be acceptable that in a country as wealthy as Scotland more than 9,000 kids don’t have anywhere to call home.
His role is to guide negotiations and dialogue among the parties, aiming to find a solution that everyone finds acceptable.
But while the truth is always an acceptable defense in a libel case, that's not always enough to make for a successful story.
Does the President have any plans to speak to police officers and say that this is — this kind of behavior is not acceptable?
Even as he's decided he'll never stop fighting, he's accepted it as an acceptable cost to protect others.
Common combinations with acceptable
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- is acceptable 29×
- acceptable to 26×
- an acceptable 20×
- not acceptable 19×
- be acceptable 13×
- acceptable for 9×
- acceptable and 9×
- acceptable in 9×
- socially acceptable 8×
- it acceptable 8×
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