Acceptable
Acceptable adjective - Of a level of quality that meets one's needs or standards.
Conservative and acceptable are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Conservative" instead an adjective "Acceptable".
Conservative
Conservative adjective - Tending to favor established ideas, conditions, or institutions.
Acceptable and conservative are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Acceptable" instead an adjective "Conservative".
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This, however, was due to kissing as an acceptable substitute for sex during an era when television was highly conservative, e.g.
Source: Handsome Lech -
Some of the stricter conservative Protestant sects remain Acceptable Targets, though, even (or perhaps especially) to other Protestants.
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Pamela was the only non famous sister; in private, she seems to have been a typical Tory (albeit a bit more racist than was acceptable even for a conservative of her class and generation).
Source: Sibling Yin-Yang
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