acceptable

adjective

1 an acceptable substitute for champagne:

satisfactory, adequate, reasonable, quite good, fair, decent, good enough, sufficient, sufficiently good, fine, in order, up to scratch, up to the mark, up to standard, up to par, competent, not bad, all right, average, tolerable, passable, middling, moderate;

presentable;

suitable, convenient;

informal OK, so-so, fair-to-middling;

North American, & Australian, New Zealand, informal jake.

▷antonyms unacceptable, unsatisfactory.

2 a most acceptable present:

welcome, appreciated;

pleasing, agreeable, delightful, desirable, satisfying, gratifying, to one's liking.

▷antonyms unwelcome, unsuitable, undesirable.

3 the risk had seemed acceptable at the time:

bearable, tolerable, allowable, admissible, supportable, sustainable, justifiable, defensible, defendable.

▷antonyms unacceptable, undesirable.