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
Ordinary and acceptable are semantically related. in average topic. In some cases you can use "Ordinary" instead an adjective "Acceptable".
Ordinary
Ordinary adjective - Of average to below average quality.
Usage example: the pizza at that restaurant is just ordinary—it's nothing to write home about
Acceptable and ordinary are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Acceptable" instead an adjective "Ordinary".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- common and acceptable
- common and ordinary
- regular and acceptable
- regular and ordinary
- standard and acceptable
- standard and ordinary
- average and acceptable
- average and ordinary
- moderate and acceptable
- moderate and ordinary
- adequate and acceptable
- adequate and ordinary
- fair and acceptable
- fair and ordinary
Both words in one sentence
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Swindling the devil is still acceptable, with the ordinary human protagonists playing Karmic Trickster.
Source: The Devil Is a Loser -
In Northern Ireland, the act of emphatically jabbing a pointed finger at the person you are talking to so as to reinforce the point is culturally acceptable and not seen as anything out of the ordinary.
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