Acceptability and Need

Opposite meaning words

Acceptability noun - The quality or state of meeting one's needs adequately.

Usage example: the acceptability of a broken key or two on a secondhand piano might depend on which keys are broken

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Need is an antonym for acceptability.

Need noun - A state of being without something necessary, desirable, or useful.

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Acceptability is an antonym for need.

Nearby Words: needed, needs, needy, needless, needful

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Need and Acceptability. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 14, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/acceptability/need

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