1
[ adjective ] able to be passed or traversed or crossed

Examples

"the road is passable"

Related terms

impassable negotiable traversable surmountable navigable

2
[ adjective ] about average; acceptable

Synonyms

adequate fair_to_middling

Examples

"more than adequate as a secretary"

Related terms

satisfactory

3
[ adjective ] neither good nor bad

Synonyms

so-so tolerable indifferent

Examples

"an indifferent performance" "a gifted painter but an indifferent actor" "her work at the office is passable" "a so-so golfer" "feeling only so-so" "prepared a tolerable dinner" "a tolerable working knowledge of French"

Related terms

ordinary

4
[ adjective ] neither good nor bad

Synonyms

so-so tolerable indifferent

Examples

"an indifferent performance" "a gifted painter but an indifferent actor" "her work at the office is passable" "a so-so golfer" "feeling only so-so" "prepared a tolerable dinner" "a tolerable working knowledge of French"

Related terms

ordinary

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Rhymes with

impassable possible collapsible nontaxable impossible taxable forcible unenforceable adjustable irresponsible enforceable incompatible compatible inexhaustible responsible accessible incompressible irrepressible inaccessible addressable affable peaceable unflappable flammable implacable irascible inflammable noticeable infallible serviceable unserviceable cannibal fallible laughable detachable inhospitable constable crucible permissible untraceable replaceable immiscible admissible reducible erasable inadmissible fashionable irreplaceable inexplicable reversible traceable irreversible irresistible digestible suggestible contestable lovable flexible gullible ostensible reprehensible defensible inflexible compensable dispensable indispensable fixable indefensible sensible comprehensible invincible miscible pliable unforeseeable foreseeable answerable seasonable formidable habitable creditable marketable heritable revocable communicable erasable determinable reputable interminable equitable attributable practicable estimable unanswerable inexorable inimitable incalculable navigable charitable personable profitable unpalatable reasonable abominable inalienable untouchable palatable irrevocable disreputable uninhabitable applicable inevitable indomitable inequitable irritable inheritable valuable washable mandible invaluable intractable understandable retractable expandable palpable tractable adaptable actionable unfathomable unfashionable intelligible negligible knowledgeable unconscionable eligible imaginable unquestionable inviolable impressionable fashionable questionable unmentionable fathomable unintelligible incorrigible objectionable fissionable audible viable liable stubble payable parable solvable soluble affordable accountable undesirable desirable unremarkable culpable bankable unrecognizable combinable advisable definable adorable reportable implausible describable adoptable remarkable improbable redoubtable recyclable deductible countable recognizable exportable unaccountable insoluble insurmountable excitable realizable inaudible portable probable unsupportable transportable indescribable indefinable discoverable unstoppable deplorable voluble insupportable supportable unsolvable plausible inadvisable sociable

Phonetic and Homophones

P AE1 S AH0 B AH0 L

Similar Spelling

passably paspalum

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