Acceptable
Acceptable adjective - Of a level of quality that meets one's needs or standards.
Usage example: told the bike rental man that a ten-speed with four broken gears was not acceptable
Bad
Bad adjective - Falling short of a standard.
Usage example: a bad first attempt at making meat loaf resulted in a soggy, inedible mess
Acceptable is an antonym for bad.
Both words in one sentence
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Even though they believe that technology is bad, they apparently consider it acceptable to use technology to prove how bad it is.
Source: Film / Chain Letter -
In Electra, despite the fact that murdering your mother is admittedly bad, if the gods are on your side it's acceptable.
Source: Pay Evil unto Evil - Pay Evil unto Evil: Murdering your mother is admittedly bad, but if the gods are on your side it's acceptable.
Source: Theatre / Electra
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