acceptable

/ək'septəbl/

Thân thiện

The water quality test results were acceptable.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Adequate for the purpose; satisfactory: Meeting a basic standard of quality or sufficiency.
   • Judged to be in conformity with approved usage or standards: Considered proper or permissible according to social, professional, or linguistic norms.
   • Worthy of acceptance or satisfactory: Good enough to be received, agreed to, or tolerated.

Usage

The word "acceptable" describes something that is good enough to meet a requirement or standard, though it may not be excellent. It often implies a minimum threshold has been met. It is commonly used in formal and informal contexts to express approval or tolerance.

Examples

• The quality of his work was acceptable, so the manager approved it.
• Is this dress code acceptable for the formal dinner?
• The proposal was deemed acceptable by the committee.
• While not perfect, the test results were within an acceptable range.
• Her apology seemed sincere and was acceptable to everyone involved.

Advanced Usage

• "Acceptable to": Indicates the person or group that finds something satisfactory.
  • The terms of the contract were acceptable to both parties.
• "Marginally acceptable" / "Barely acceptable": Describes something that just meets the minimum standard.
  • The safety conditions were barely acceptable and needed immediate improvement.
• In formal standards (e.g., ISO), "acceptable" defines a permissible limit or level.
  • The report must maintain an acceptable error margin of less than 2%.

Variants and Related Words

• Acceptability (noun): The quality of being acceptable.
  • The acceptability of the new policy is still being debated.
• Acceptably (adverb): In a satisfactory or adequate manner.
  • The machine performed acceptably under stress tests.
• Unacceptable (adjective): Not satisfactory or allowable; the direct opposite.
  • Such rude behavior is completely unacceptable.

Synonyms

• Satisfactory: Fulfilling expectations or needs.
• Adequate: Sufficient for a specific requirement.
• Passable: Just good enough to be accepted; barely satisfactory.
• Tolerable: Able to be endured or accepted.

Antonyms

• Unacceptable: Not satisfactory or allowable.
• Inadequate: Not sufficient or good enough.
• Unsatisfactory: Not meeting expectations or needs.
• Poor: Of a low or inferior standard.

Related Phrases

• "Find/Deem something acceptable": To judge something as satisfactory.
  • The board found the financial plan acceptable.
• "Acceptable use policy": A set of rules applied by network or website owners to restrict illegal or improper use.
  • All employees must sign the acceptable use policy for the internet.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. adequate for the purpose
   • the water was acceptable for drinking
2. meeting requirements
   • the step makes a satisfactory seat
3. judged to be in conformity with approved usage
   • acceptable English usage
4. worthy of acceptance or satisfactory
   • acceptable levels of radiation
   • performances varied from acceptable to excellent

Từ đồng nghĩa

• satisfactory