1. acceptable

adjective. ['ækˈsɛptəbəl, əkˈsɛptəbəl'] worthy of acceptance or satisfactory.

Rhymes with Acceptable

• susceptible
• perceptible

How do you pronounce acceptable?

Pronounce acceptable as əkˈsɛptəbəl.

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Sentences with acceptable

1. Adjective
If you can keep their water clean, gravel is an acceptable substrate for most turtles.

Quotes about acceptable

1. A lot of the powerful religious leaders, from Jesus to Buddha to Tibetan monks, they're really talking about the same things: love and acceptable, and the value of friendship, and respecting yourself so you can respect others.
- Jena Malone

2. Writing is a socially acceptable form of schizophrenia.
- E.L. Doctorow

3. We live in a beauty-obsessed age and success sometimes appears to hinge solely on the presentation of an image that is acceptable to the press.
- Douglas Booth

2. acceptable

adjective. ['ækˈsɛptəbəl, əkˈsɛptəbəl'] adequate for the purpose.

3. acceptable

adjective. ['ækˈsɛptəbəl, əkˈsɛptəbəl'] meeting requirements.

4. acceptable

adjective. ['ækˈsɛptəbəl, əkˈsɛptəbəl'] judged to be in conformity with approved usage.