Acceptable
Acceptable adjective - Of a level of quality that meets one's needs or standards.
Honourable and acceptable are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Honourable" instead an adjective "Acceptable".
Honourable
Honourable adjective - Worthy of being honored; entitled to honor and respect.
Acceptable and honourable are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Acceptable" instead an adjective "Honourable".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- fitting and acceptable
- fitting and honourable
- good and acceptable
- good and honourable
- right and acceptable
- right and honourable
- correct and acceptable
- correct and honourable
- proper and acceptable
- proper and honourable
- fair and acceptable
- fair and honourable
- trustworthy and acceptable
- trustworthy and honourable
Both words in one sentence
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And in the next round, Prince of Orphans on Davos to demonstrate that such gratuitous brutality is not acceptable in what's meant to be an honourable tournament.
Source: Comic Book / Immortal Iron Fist -
For whatever reason, rather than turning to suicide, they went off seeking battles to fight, hoping to find an enemy who would kill them, and achieve an honourable, heroic, or otherwise acceptable death, sometimes going as far as outright surrendering and offering their life to their enemies.
Source: Death Seeker
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