passable

adjective
UK: /ˈpɑːsəbəl/
US: /ˈpæsəbəl/

  1. Acceptable but not excellent; good enough.

    1. The food was passable, but nothing special.
    2. His performance was passable considering he had very little time to prepare.

  2. That can be traveled on or through.

    1. The road is now passable after the snowplow came through.
    2. The mountain pass became passable again after weeks of heavy snow removal efforts.

Synonyms

adequate tolerable sufficient navigable

Frequently Asked Questions

The word "passable" in English means: Acceptable but not excellent; good enough., That can be traveled on or through..

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

Synonyms for "passable": adequate, tolerable, sufficient, navigable.

Example usage of "passable": "The food was passable, but nothing special.". More examples on the page.