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
Worthy and acceptable are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Worthy" instead an adjective "Acceptable".
Worthy
Worthy adjective - Having sufficient worth or merit to receive one's honor, esteem, or reward.
Acceptable and worthy are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Acceptable" instead an adjective "Worthy".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Blue and Orange Morality: Whoever wrote out the rules that the Shinigami live by believed that killing a human out of necessity, boredom or malice was 100% acceptable, but to kill a human to extend another human's life out of love for that human was the ultimate offense and worthy of death.
Source: Manga / Death Note
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