Acceptable
Acceptable adjective - Of a level of quality that meets one's needs or standards.
Usual and acceptable are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Usual" instead an adjective "Acceptable".
Usual
Usual adjective - Accepted, used, or practiced by most people.
Acceptable and usual are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Acceptable" instead an adjective "Usual".
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More acceptable than usual, since otherwise it would be impossible to win on the hardest difficulty level.
Source: Anti-Frustration Features -
Paige responds as though the idea of "acceptable losses" would be unthinkable to anyone other than Scorpion's genius team, even though that is explicitly Homeland Security's usual M.O.
Source: Series / Scorpion - However, in this case, it's more acceptable and common to like both than usual.
Source: Fandom Rivalry / Video Games
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