Definitions:

1. adequate for the purpose adjective
   • The temperature of the room is acceptable for reading a book.
2. judged to be in conformity with approved usage adjective
   • The temperature of the room is acceptable for reading a book.
3. meeting requirements adjective
   • The temperature of the room is acceptable for reading a book.
4. meeting requirements adjective
   • I find her behavior unacceptable.
5. meeting requirements adjective
   • His excuse was not acceptable to the professor.
6. meeting requirements adjective
   • It's not acceptable to leave dirty dishes in the sink.
7. meeting requirements adjective
   • He's trying to find an acceptable excuse for not coming to the party.
8. meeting requirements adjective
   • Is it acceptable to be late for class?
9. meeting requirements adjective
   • They find the new rules unacceptable.
10. meeting requirements adjective
    • The company had to recall an unacceptable number of faulty products.
11. meeting requirements adjective
    • This is the kind of behavior that is not acceptable in our society.
12. meeting requirements adjective
    • She could not find an acceptable explanation for her late arrival.
13. meeting requirements adjective
    • I was hoping to get a raise, but what they offered is not acceptable.
14. meeting requirements adjective
    • The professor found the student's excuse unacceptable.
15. meeting requirements adjective
    • It is unacceptable for children to behave this way in public.
16. meeting requirements adjective
    • He told her that her behavior was unacceptable.
17. meeting requirements adjective
    • She was not satisfied with the explanation she received and found it unacceptable.
18. meeting requirements adjective
    • The quality of the product was unacceptable and the company had to recall it.
19. meeting requirements adjective
    • They do not find the proposed solution to the problem acceptable.
20. meeting requirements adjective
    • The child's behavior was unacceptable and he was sent to his room.
21. worthy of acceptance or satisfactory adjective
    • The temperature of the room is acceptable for reading a book.

Synonyms:

• competent
• satisfactory

NearBy Words:

• acceptableness