acceptable
Meets the standard
Acceptable means good enough to be allowed or approved, though not necessarily excellent.
Something acceptable meets minimum standards without exceeding them: The work was acceptable but not impressive.
What counts as acceptable varies by context—acceptable behavior at a concert differs from acceptable behavior at a funeral.
The word often implies settling: We found an acceptable compromise.
Meeting minimum requirements
- passableMinimally sufficient quality
- decentAcceptably good
- fairImpartial and unbiased
- satisfactoryMeeting minimum requirements
enough · moderate · okay · serviceable · suitable · tolerable · competent · reasonable
Granted permission to proceed
- approvedOfficially accepted or permitted
- authorizedGiven official permission
- allowableSanctioned by authority
- admissibleAllowed to be considered
permitted · sanctioned · legitimate · lawful · valid · legal · licit · endorsed
Causing enjoyment or satisfaction
- welcomeHospitable greeting offered
- favorableInclined toward approval
- desirableWorth having or seeking
- satisfactoryMeeting minimum requirements
palatable · gratifying · appealing · comfortable · pleasant · enjoyable · likable · unobjectionable
Standard for comparison
- normAccepted behavioral standard
- baselineStandard for comparison
- thresholdPoint of beginning
- criteriaStandards for judgment
specification · requirement · guideline · measure · yardstick · parameter · minimum · bar
Discussion seeking mutual accord
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- concessionYielding a point
- middle-groundIntermediate position between extremes
- trade-offExchange requiring sacrifice
agreement · arrangement · resolution · accord · terms · bargain · understanding · reconciliation
sufficient
Meeting minimum requirements
satisfactory · enough · moderate · okay · serviceable · suitable · tolerable · competent · reasonable · workable
allowed
Granted permission to proceed
- approvedOfficially accepted or permitted
- authorizedGiven official permission
- allowableSanctioned by authority
admissible · permitted · sanctioned · legitimate · lawful · valid · legal · licit · endorsed · certified
pleasing
Causing enjoyment or satisfaction
satisfactory · palatable · gratifying · appealing · comfortable · pleasant · enjoyable · likable · unobjectionable · inoffensive
benchmark
Standard for comparison
criteria · specification · requirement · guideline · measure · yardstick · parameter · minimum · bar · expectation
negotiation
Discussion seeking mutual accord
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
- concessionYielding a point
- middle-groundIntermediate position between extremes
trade-off · agreement · arrangement · resolution · accord · terms · bargain · understanding · reconciliation · give-and-take
- normsnorm, norms, standard, social norms, rule
- adequacyadequate, enough, sufficient, satisfactory, passable
- Danger Levelsdanger, high risk, high-risk, low risk, critical
- Evaluationsevaluation, assessment, appraisal, review, rating
- product conditionnew, used, refurbished, like new, good
- repair qualityflawless, professional, amateur, excellent, poor
acceptableunacceptable
Not meeting required standards
inadequate · unsatisfactory · insufficient · nonacceptable · not good enough
acceptableunacceptable
Not meeting required standards
objectionable · impermissible · intolerable · unbearable · inappropriate
acceptableunacceptable
Not meeting required standards
perfect · excellent · exceptional · outstanding · superior
- acceptable losses
- acceptable riskDanger judged worth taking
- acceptable usePermitted manner of utilization
unacceptable, acceptably, unacceptably, acceptability, acceptableness