Acceptable
Acceptable adjective - Of a level of quality that meets one's needs or standards.
Valid is a synonym for acceptable. In some cases you can use "Valid" instead an adjective "Acceptable".
Valid
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Ghost: (slight shudder) "It's better if you don't think about it." It's rather disturbing how many of the villains consider rape a valid and acceptable form of entertainment/torture.
Source: Fan Fic / Yet again -
Staff weapons were designed to terrorize and intimidate targets who were often unarmed or barely so, meaning that spray and pray tactics and lots of collateral damage were perfectly valid and acceptable.
Source: Franchise / Stargate-verse - There are characters of both genders in distress, and either have a valid reason for being distressed, are still capable of helping their rescuer, or are an Acceptable Target.
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