tol'able

Adjective

tolerable (comparative more tolerable, superlative most tolerable)

1. Capable of being borne, tolerated or endured; bearable or endurable.

   Synonyms:

   livable, sufferable, withstandable

   Antonyms:

   intolerable, unendurable

2. Moderate in degree; mediocre; passable, acceptable or so-so.
   • A cabled despatch is better than nothing, but a voicecast of tolerable quality is preferable, and in certain types of story a voicecast with live or recorded actuality is best of all.1964, European Broadcasting Union, EBU Review: Programmes, Administration, Law, volume 83, page 22

   Synonyms:

   lackluster, middling, adequate, good enough, average, comme ci comme ça, crappy, moderate, decent, indifferent

   Antonyms:

   excellent, terrible

3. Such as to be tolerated or countenanced; permissible; allowable.

   Synonyms:

   acceptable, admissible, sufferable, abideable, allowable, permissible, supportable

   Antonyms:

   intolerable, unacceptable

4. In fair health; passably well.

   Synonyms:

   all right, fine, OK

   Antonyms:

   healthy as a horse, poorly

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