Collocations for "acceptable"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "acceptable" in context.
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acceptable
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.adj
- is [considered, regarded as] acceptable
- if that is acceptable to (both of) you
- are acceptable [terms, conditions]
- [find, consider] the [terms] acceptable
- is an acceptable use of
- acceptable levels of [lead, errors]
- within the acceptable [range, limits] of
- is an acceptable solution
- is an acceptable alternative (to)
- this (behavior) is not acceptable!
- is the [maximum, minimum] (that is) acceptable
- is no longer acceptable
- Is it acceptable to [write, mention, suggest]?
- is (not) an acceptable use of [time, money]
- is (not) deemed socially acceptable
- [performed, made, built] to an acceptable standard
- his [grades, marks] are barely acceptable
- might be acceptable [elsewhere, in some societies, in her family]
'acceptable' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
agreement
- apology
- compromise
- delay
- equally
- far
- generally
- simply
- standpoint
- substitute
- value