acceptable
adjective
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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- dashed outline: no word in this language
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
worthy of acceptance or satisfactory
acceptable levels of radiation
Related & opposite
- satisfactory also see
- unacceptable antonym
- acceptability derivation
- bankable similar to
- unexceptionable similar to
- unobjectionable similar to
Sense 2 adjective
judged to be in conformity with approved usage
acceptable English usage
Related & opposite
- acceptability derivation
- linguistics domain topic
- received similar to
Sense 3 adjective
meeting requirements
the step makes a satisfactory seat
Related & opposite
- satisfactoriness derivation
- acceptability derivation
- fulfil derivation
- accept derivation
- satisfy derivation
- good similar to
Sense 4 adjective
adequate for the purpose
the water was acceptable for drinking
Related & opposite
- acceptability derivation
- accept derivation
- fit similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | satisfactory |
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | unacceptable |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | acceptability |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | bankable |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | unexceptionable |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | unobjectionable |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | acceptability |
| 2 | domain topic | Related & opposite | linguistics |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | received |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | satisfactoriness |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | acceptability |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | fulfil |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | accept |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | satisfy |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | good |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | acceptability |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | accept |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | fit |