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
Fine is a synonym for acceptable in satisfactory topic. In some cases you can use "Fine" instead an adjective "Acceptable".
Fine
Fine adjective - Being to one's liking.
Usage example: that arrangement is fine with me
Acceptable is a synonym for fine in satisfactory topic. Sometimes you can use "Acceptable" instead an adjective "Fine", if it concerns topics such as all right.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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And it's all fine with the cat, whose name is Spot: any robot sufficiently advanced to serve cat food and provide a warm lap is an acceptable human-substitute to the average cat.
Source: Kindhearted Cat Lover -
This is perfectly fine when fighting human enemies, and even acceptable when used against Crepitus or bloodcats.
Source: Video Game / Jagged Alliance - Of such fine technicalities are the constantly-churning relationships of soap opera characters kept acceptable to the Moral Guardians.
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