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acceptable
adjective
1 acceptable
2 acceptable
Judged to be in conformity with approved usage.
3 acceptable
Meeting requirements.
synonyms: decent, satisfactory.
Roget 829:
causing pleasure
etc.
v.;
laetificant†;
pleasure-giving,
pleasing,
pleasant,
pleasurable;
agreeable;
grateful,
gratifying;
leef†,
lief,
acceptable;
welcome,
welcome as the roses in May;
welcomed;
favorite;
to one's taste,
to one's mind,
to one's liking;
satisfactory
etc.
(good)
648.
refreshing;
comfortable;
cordial;
genial;
glad,
gladsome;
sweet,
delectable,
nice,
dainty;
delicate,
delicious;
dulcet;
luscious
etc.
396;
palatable
etc.
394;
luxurious,
voluptuous;
sensual
etc.
377.
[of people]
attractive
etc.
615;
inviting,
prepossessing,
engaging;
winning,
winsome;
taking,
fascinating,
captivating,
killing;
seducing,
seductive;
heart-robbing,
alluring,
enticing;
appetizing
etc.
(exciting)
824;
cheering
etc.
836;
bewitching;
enchanting,
entrancing,
enravishing†.
charming;
delightful,
felicitous,
exquisite;
lovely
etc.
(beautiful)
845;
ravishing,
rapturous;
heartfelt,
thrilling,
ecstatic;
beatic†;
beatific;
seraphic;
empyrean;
elysian
etc.
(heavenly)
981.
palmy,
halcyon,
Saturnian.
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Roget 831:
content,
contented;
satisfied
etc.
v.;
at ease,
at one's ease,
at home;
with the mind at ease,
sans souci [Fr.],
sine cura [Lat.],
easygoing,
not particular;
conciliatory;
unrepining†,
of good comfort;
resigned
etc.
(patient)
826;
cheerful
etc.
836.
unafflicted,
unvexed†,
unmolested,
unplagued†;
serene
etc.
826;
at rest,
snug,
comfortable;
in one's element.
satisfactory,
tolerable,
good enough,
OK,
all right,
acceptable.
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4 acceptable
Adequate for the purpose.
Moby thesaurus: OK, adequate, admissible, adorable, agreeable, all right, alright, appetizing, attractive, average, bearable, better than nothing, commonplace, decent, delightful, desirable, eligible, endurable, enfranchised, enviable, exciting, fair, fairish, fit, fitted, good, good enough, goodish, grateful, gratifying, likable, lovable, moderate, mouth-watering, not amiss, not bad, not half bad, not so bad, okay, ordinary, passable, pleasant, pleasing, presentable, pretty good, provocative, qualified, respectable, satisfactory, satisfying, sufficient, suitable, supportable, taking, tantalizing, tempting, tenable, tidy, to be desired, tolerable, toothsome, unexceptionable, unexceptional, unimpeachable, unobjectionable, viable, welcome, winning, with voice, with vote, workmanlike, worth having, worthy ... show more.
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