Acceptable
Acceptable adjective - Of a level of quality that meets one's needs or standards.
Happy and acceptable are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Happy" instead an adjective "Acceptable".
Happy
Happy adjective - Meeting the requirements of a purpose or situation.
Usage example: the wine was a happy complement to such a fine meal
Acceptable and happy are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Acceptable" instead an adjective "Happy".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- By the end of the episode, she agrees to leave Earth with the Incursion Empire in exchange for the Plumbers keeping her daddy in custody, which is presented as an acceptable, if not entirely happy, ending.
Source: Esoteric Happy Ending - It started with a kidnapping, but Alannon's wives did everything in their power to give him a happy life and he apparently found the situation quite acceptable.
Source: Happily Married / Literature - This means sacrificing one's own personal happiness to keep the rest of the world happy, a tradeoff Mustapha finds acceptable compared to an unhappy, possibly war torn society.
Source: Kicked Upstairs
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