acceptable

adjective
UK: /əkˈseptəbəl/
US: /əkˈseptəbəl/

  1. Good enough; able to be agreed on

    1. The food was acceptable, but not great. [ ] [ ]
    2. Your work is acceptable as long as you improve your speed. [ ] [ ]

  2. Considered to be suitable or good enough by most people.

    1. His behavior is not acceptable in this situation. [ ] [ ]
    2. Wearing jeans to the formal event was not acceptable by their standards. [ ] [ ]

  3. Something that someone is willing to tolerate or allow.

    1. That level of noise is acceptable to me. [ ] [ ]
    2. The company found his offer acceptable, so they signed the contract. [ ] [ ]

Synonyms

satisfactory tolerable adequate permissible suitable allowable

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "acceptable" in English means: Good enough; able to be agreed on, Considered to be suitable or good enough by most people., Something that someone is willing to tolerate or allow..

The phonetic transcription of "acceptable" is /əkˈseptəbəl/ in British English and /əkˈseptəbəl/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "acceptable": satisfactory, tolerable, adequate, permissible, suitable, allowable.

Example usage of "acceptable": "The food was acceptable, but not great. ". More examples on the page.