acceptable
adjective
capable or worthy of being accepted.
acceptability
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a word derived from
acceptable.
Example Sentences
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It has presumably been engineered by a team, calibrated for refrigeration and focus-grouped into broad acceptability, yet it feels made by no one.
From Salon ● Jul. 30, 2026
It “requires the Court to make policy judgments … about the acceptability of the death penalty and who ‘deserves’ it.”
From Slate ● Dec. 8, 2025
"As time goes on, more of a shared societal consensus may emerge about the acceptability of defendants' conduct."
From Barron's ● Oct. 18, 2025
For the network meta-analysis, 11 outcomes related to the efficacy, acceptability, tolerability, and safety of the TBS were considered.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 3, 2024
I have someone to sit with—that counts as a step up on the ladder of social acceptability.
From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson
