passable
- capable of being passed through, beyond, or over; fit to be traversed, penetrated, crossed, etc., as a road, forest, or stream.
- adequate; acceptable: a passable knowledge of French.
- capable of being circulated legally or having a valid currency, as a coin.
- capable of being or liable to be ratified or enacted: passable legislation.
Origin of passable
Synonyms for passable
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presentable, tolerable, so-so, respectable, adequate, mediocre, navigable, reachable, allowable, average, common, fair, middling, moderate, ordinary, unexceptional, accessible, attainable, beaten, broadExamples from the Web for passable
Contemporary Examples of passable
A serious presidential campaign should have at least a passable answer to an obvious, expected, and potentially disabling attack.
What passable comedy has existed in these bleak times has largely sprung from the camp of writer/director/producer Judd Apatow.
You might expect charming or at least passable small talk to be a gateway skill for a politician.
Her instructions were clear and I eventually produced a passable batch of puff.
And on any other network, The Biggest Loser's ratings would merely be passable.
Historical Examples of passable
The 3rd Brigade with camels would follow if the road was passable.
The Story of the Malakand Field ForceSir Winston S. Churchill
The gulf, he felt, was not passable with security nor credit.
The False ChevalierWilliam Douw Lighthall
It seemed to her that most women would find him more than passable.
All Roads Lead to CalvaryJerome K. Jerome
There could never be any choice, of course—the mountains were passable only when the weather was hot.
Space PrisonTom Godwin
Even in the rainy season, the Argentine plains had always been passable.
In Search of the CastawaysJules Verne
passable
- adequate, fair, or acceptablea passable speech
- (of an obstacle) capable of being passed or crossed
- (of currency) valid for general circulation
- (of a proposed law) able to be ratified or enacted