Acceptability and Unsatisfactoriness

Acceptability

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

Unsatisfactoriness is an antonym for acceptability in adequacy topic.

Unsatisfactoriness

Unsatisfactoriness noun - The quality of being inadequate or unsuitable.

Acceptability is an antonym for unsatisfactoriness.
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