PASSABLE
Dictionary entry overview: What does passable mean? • PASSABLE (adjective)
The adjective PASSABLE has 2 senses:
1. able to be passed or traversed or crossed
2. about average; acceptable
Familiarity information: PASSABLE used as an adjective is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• PASSABLE (adjective)
Meaning:
Able to be passed or traversed or crossed
Context example:
the road is passable
Similar:
navigable (able to be sailed on or through safely)
negotiable (capable of being passed or negotiated)
climbable; surmountable (capable of being surmounted)
travelable; traversable (capable of being traversed)
Antonym:
impassable (incapable of being passed)
Meaning:
About average; acceptable
Synonyms:
fair to middling; passable; tolerable; adequate
Context example:
more than adequate as a secretary
Similar:
satisfactory (giving satisfaction)
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