Acceptable and Intolerable

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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

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Intolerable is an antonym for acceptable in satisfactory topic.

Intolerable adjective - More than can be put up with.

Usage example: this stifling heat is intolerable

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Acceptable is an antonym for intolerable in unacceptable topic.

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