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Get to know Passably better with 1 real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like reasonably or moderately.

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Passably in a sentence

Passably meaning

In a passable fashion; moderately; adequately.

Synonyms of Passably

reasonably moderately within reason somewhat fairly middling immoderately unreasonably

Related words

Other words often associated with Passably or its synonyms:

fair mediocre sensibly unfairly commodity average sanely clean good ordinary slightly evenhandedly

Using Passably

  • The main meaning on this page is: In a passable fashion; moderately; adequately.
  • Useful related words include: reasonably, moderately, within reason, somewhat.

Context around Passably

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 32 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 0 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 1 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

story 1×

Sentence patterns with Passably

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

important story passably well but 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

the organ thieves 1×

Common sentence endings:

new york times 1×

Words around Passably

Just before it in the word index:

passable 75 passa 4 pass 11.492 pasricha 3 pasquino 2 pasquini 2

Just after it in the word index:

passadumkeag 2 passage 2.083 passager 2 passages 480 passageway 44 passageways 41

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaargh 3 aabb 3 aabria 3 aacha 3 aacta 3 aadhi 3

Corpus analysis for Passably

  • In this selection, "passably" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 32 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, story stand out and add context to how "passably" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include important story passably well but. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "passably" sits close to words such as aaargh, aabb and aabria, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with passably

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The Organ Thieves “tells an important story passably well, but its evasions and occasional missteps hobble its power to illuminate,” said Harriet A. Washington in a review for The New York Times. (32 words)

Longer example sentences

The Organ Thieves “tells an important story passably well, but its evasions and occasional missteps hobble its power to illuminate,” said Harriet A. Washington in a review for The New York Times. (32 words)

Example sentences (1)

The Organ Thieves “tells an important story passably well, but its evasions and occasional missteps hobble its power to illuminate,” said Harriet A. Washington in a review for The New York Times.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "passably" in a sentence?
An example: "The Organ Thieves “tells an important story passably well, but its evasions and occasional missteps hobble its power to illuminate,” said Harriet A. Washington in a review for The New York Times." This page contains 1 example sentence with the word "passably" from authentic English texts.
What does "passably" mean?
Passably means: In a passable fashion; moderately; adequately.
What are synonyms of "passably"?
Common synonyms of "passably" include: reasonably, moderately, within reason, somewhat, fairly, middling, immoderately, unreasonably.
How many example sentences with "passably" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 1 example sentence with "passably", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.