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
Good is a synonym for acceptable in agreeable topic. In some cases you can use "Good" instead the word "Acceptable" as an adjective or a noun.
Good
Good adjective - Being to one's liking.
Usage example: that band's music is good
Acceptable is a synonym for good in agreeable topic. You can use "Acceptable" instead an adjective "Good", if it concerns topics such as pleasant, satisfactory, excellent, useful.
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- Usually one or two non-canon ones, a canon good/acceptable ending, and an apparently canon ending that alludes to plot points that, as of now, are still yet to be revealed.
Source: Multiple Endings - All good and acceptable, but several other common weapons like the Sten, Thompson, M3, Webley, and Walther P38 don't appear at all.
Source: Selective Historical Armoury - Harry Turtledove's Alternate History body of work is large enough that Turtledove's feelings about sex are now absolutely clear: the only acceptable sex is between a husband and wife (and thanks to his inability to write a good sex scene, the feeling comes across that even that isn't acceptable).
Source: Good People Have Good Sex
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