Synonyms for permissible
- adjective
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Allowable — permitted
allowable, admissible, acceptable, legitimate, tolerable, lawful, legal, licit, proper, legit, warrantable, rulable, supportable, rightful
2. Safe — permissive
lenient, lax, safe slang, sufferable dated
Definitions
- adj. 1
permitted.
- adj. 2
permissive
Related words
- Word family
- permissibility permissibleness permissibly permission permit
Example sentences
- acceptable It is sometimes acceptable to resort to violence.
- legitimate Which prince is the legitimate heir to the throne?
- admissible Such evidence is not generally admissible in court.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| permissible | falling | |
| acceptable | falling | |
| legitimate | steady | |
| allowable | falling | |
| admissible | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- lax1
- 4 letters
- safe1
- 5 letters
- legal2, legit2, licit
- 6 letters
- proper2, lawful2
- 7 letters
- lenient3, rulable
- 8 letters
- rightful2
- 9 letters
- tolerable4, allowable4
- 10 letters
- acceptable4, legitimate4, admissible4, sufferable
- 11 letters
- supportable4, warrantable
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (legal2 = 2 syllables).