Acceptable
Acceptable adjective - Of a level of quality that meets one's needs or standards.
Working and acceptable are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Working" instead an adjective "Acceptable".
Working
Working adjective - Being in effective operation.
Acceptable and working are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Acceptable" instead an adjective "Working".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Men are dying, Kalmbach — getting cancer from working in your vats — and you say that risk is acceptable?
Source: Comicbook / Krypton No More -
Phoebe doesn't work until late season 4 and by season 6 she has billboards and is making appearances on talk shows - so her working on the column from home is acceptable.
Source: Series / Charmed - She is from a working-class family and is not considered an acceptable match for a king.
Source: Film / King Ralph
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Working and Acceptable. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 07, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/acceptable/working
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Working or Acceptable. 2016. Accessed August 07, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/acceptable/working.
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