acceptability
Meeting the standard
Acceptability is the quality of being good enough to be accepted or approved.
It implies meeting some standard or threshold: The acceptability of the proposal depends on the budget.
What's acceptable varies by context—social acceptability differs from scientific acceptability.
The word often appears in discussions of behavior, risk, or policy: They debated the acceptability of the new guidelines.
State of being apt
- fittingnessSuitability to context
- proprietyCorrectness of conduct
- correctnessState of being accurate
- pertinenceQuality of being applicable
relevance · compatibility · appositeness · rightness · aptness · congruity · seemliness · adequacy
Adherence to norms
- conventionsAccepted social practices
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- etiquetteRules of polite conduct
- moresBinding social standards
protocol · decorum · manners · civility · traditions · propriety · social norms · expectations
Formal expression of support
- sanctionApproval or punitive measure
- ratificationFormal approval by authority
- validationConfirming truth or accuracy
- authorizationFormal permission granted
certification · accreditation · confirmation · assent · affirmation · acknowledgment · permission · consent
Point of beginning
- permissibilityState of being allowed
- allowanceFixed periodic payment
- latitudeGeographic or personal freedom
- leewayPermissible margin of freedom
range · deviation · flexibility · margin · variation · limits · bounds · parameters
Right and wrong principles
- principlesFoundational moral beliefs
- integrityMoral soundness and consistency
- righteousnessMoral correctness or virtue
- virtueMoral goodness or merit
conscience · rectitude · honor · scruples · values · moral standards · ethical standards · probity
suitability
State of being apt
- fittingnessSuitability to context
- proprietyCorrectness of conduct
- correctnessState of being accurate
pertinence · relevance · compatibility · appositeness · rightness · aptness · congruity · seemliness · adequacy · applicability
conformity
Adherence to norms
- conventionsAccepted social practices
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- etiquetteRules of polite conduct
mores · protocol · decorum · manners · civility · traditions · propriety · social norms · expectations · standards
endorsement
Formal expression of support
- sanctionApproval or punitive measure
- ratificationFormal approval by authority
- validationConfirming truth or accuracy
authorization · certification · accreditation · confirmation · assent · affirmation · acknowledgment · permission · consent · favor
threshold
Point of beginning
- permissibilityState of being allowed
- allowanceFixed periodic payment
- latitudeGeographic or personal freedom
leeway · range · deviation · flexibility · margin · variation · limits · bounds · parameters · elasticity
morality
Right and wrong principles
- principlesFoundational moral beliefs
- integrityMoral soundness and consistency
- righteousnessMoral correctness or virtue
virtue · conscience · rectitude · honor · scruples · values · moral standards · ethical standards · probity · uprightness
- proprietydecorum, decency, propriety, correctness, suitability
- adequacyadequate, enough, sufficient, satisfactory, passable
- meeting requirementspassing, qualifying, certification, approval, compliance
- suitabilityfitness, aptness, appropriateness, adequacy, qualification
- moneydollar, euro, coin, cash, pound
- taste qualitiesflavor, taste, tastiness, deliciousness, sweetness
acceptabilityunacceptability
Not meeting standards
rejection · inadmissibility · disapproval · refusal · intolerability
acceptabilityinadequacy
State of being insufficient
insufficiency · unsatisfactoriness · inadequateness · deficiency · lack
acceptabilityunacceptability
Not meeting standards
impropriety · inappropriateness · offensiveness · indecency · wrongness