Acceptable
Acceptable adjective - Of a level of quality that meets one's needs or standards.
Faithful and acceptable are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Faithful" instead an adjective "Acceptable".
Faithful
Faithful adjective - Firm in one's allegiance to someone or something.
Acceptable and faithful are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Acceptable" instead an adjective "Faithful".
Both words in one sentence
- Back at home, Odysseus' wife Penelope remained faithful for 20 years, which was sort of the minimum acceptable behavior for a woman — the unfaithful women in the story, Helen and Clytemnaestra, are viewed as responsible for some pretty major tragedies.
Source: My Girl Is Not a Slut -
The cult's guiding moral philosophy is explained at great length and often from a sympathetic perspective; the faithful truly believe that this life (and especially the afterlife) is a torment and undeath is an acceptable escape.
Source: Religion of Evil -
Carries the Unfortunate Implication that women's only acceptable way to greatness and character depth is to remain faithful to an assholish and violent boyfriend and endure the abuse quietly, no matter how horrible it may be, so as to become the ultimate Woobie.
Source: Double Standard
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