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Common collocations with acceptable in American Collocation

acceptable adjective

US /əkˈseptəb(ə)l/

fairly or very

broadly
generally
perfectly
quite

I believe it’s perfectly acceptable to cheat at cooking as long as you don’t deceive anyone.

for both people or groups

mutually

We eventually arrived at a compromise which was mutually acceptable.

from a particular point of view

commercially
culturally
environmentally
ethically
legally
morally
politically
socially

They want to achieve a change in attitude, so that underage drinking is no longer socially acceptable.

be
become
consider something
deem something
find something
prove
seem

In the event that a unanimous decision could not be reached, then a majority decision would be considered acceptable.

It remains to be seen if an agreement can be reached that will prove acceptable to both sides.