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Synonyms for passably
Grammar : Adv |
Spell : pas-uh-blee, pah-suh- |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpæs ə bli, ˈpɑ sə- |
Top 10 synonyms for passably Other synonyms for the word passably
- abundantly
- acceptably
- adequately
- admissibly
- amply
- averagely
- barely
- commensurately
- decently
- enough
- gently
- in a certain degree
- in moderation
- in reason
- kind of
- moderately
- more or less
- more than not
- not exactly
- passably
- pretty
- pretty well
- proportionately
- quite a bit
- ratherish
- satisfactorily
- so-so
- some
- something
- somewhat
- sort of
- sufficiently
- temperately
- to some degree
- to some extent
- tolerable
- tolerably
- tolerantly
- unobjectionably
- well enough
- within limits
- within reason
Définition of passably
- As in moderately : adv to a degree, to some extent
- As in rather : adv moderately
- As in enough : adv adequately
- As in all right : adv satisfactorily
- As in fairly : adv somewhat
- She was able to do the work of this grade, not well, but passably.
- Extract from : « The Measurement of Intelligence » by Lewis Madison Terman
- With all these, he found Tyrrel more than passably acquainted.
- Extract from : « St. Ronan's Well » by Sir Walter Scott
- He was young and, under other conditions, passably good looking.
- Extract from : « The Green Rust » by Edgar Wallace
- And at that thought all that was passably decent in the man came to the surface.
- Extract from : « Mammon and Co. » by E. F. Benson
- The flail is a passably good flail, and will not wear out yet.
- Extract from : « The Mercenary » by W. J. Eccott
- Edward Byrom was tall, well-made, and passably good-looking.
- Extract from : « The Manchester Rebels of the Fatal '45 » by William Harrison Ainsworth
- He attended strictly to his duties, and accomplished all of them passably.
- Extract from : « Mountain » by Clement Wood
- You're more than passably good-looking, and you're surprisingly clever.
- Extract from : « The Transgression of Andrew Vane » by Guy Wetmore Carryl
- I think I'll try to be at least passably good and obedient in the schoolroom.
- Extract from : « Elsie's Vacation and After Events » by Martha Finley
- But, bad for idle schoolboys, it did so happen that they were passably good for him.
- Extract from : « Jude the Obscure » by Thomas Hardy
Antonyms for passably
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