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
Mediocre and acceptable are semantically related. in average topic. In some cases you can use "Mediocre" instead an adjective "Acceptable".
Mediocre
Mediocre adjective - Of average to below average quality.
Usage example: your grades are mediocre and barely acceptable
Acceptable and mediocre are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Acceptable" instead an adjective "Mediocre".
Nearby Word: mediocrity
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- good and acceptable
- good and mediocre
- common and acceptable
- common and mediocre
- ordinary and acceptable
- ordinary and mediocre
- standard and acceptable
- standard and mediocre
- average and acceptable
- average and mediocre
- moderate and acceptable
- moderate and mediocre
- adequate and acceptable
- adequate and mediocre
Both words in one sentence
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His studio in danger of falling apart, Leon called upon the help of Friz Freleng; while he had left with Harman And Ising, Friz returned just in time to edit the rejected cartoons into one mediocre-yet-acceptable film: "Buddy's Day Out".
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Super Mario World aired as part of the same block as Captain N's third season and suffered the same budget cuts, featuring animation quality that ranged from acceptable ("The Yoshi Shuffle", "Mama Luigi") to mediocre ("Born to Ride") to straight-up terrible ("Fire Sale", "Party Line").
Source: Off Model / Western Animation
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