ADMISSIBLE Synonyms: 46 Similar and Opposite Words

admissible

adjective

əd-ˈmi-sə-bəl

Definition of admissible

as in allowable

that may be permitted using direct quotations without naming your source is not admissible

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Recent Examples of admissible Davis has since disavowed some of his comments, but a judge ruled them admissible in court. — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026 The state's high court also upheld the Fifth Judicial District Court’s ruling that surveillance video showing Trevizo inside the hospital and any body camera footage captured by police were also not admissible in court. — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2026 However, the court ultimately found police were within their rights and that the laser was admissible as evidence. — Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 15 July 2026 Why, then, has no court of law in any country, even the tiniest country in the world, accepted as admissible any AI-detector system? — Will Oremus, The Atlantic, 3 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for admissible

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If a critical variable exceeds an allowable limit, the safety function overrides the control system regardless of why the controller made its decision.

— Gregory Shahnovsky, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Chicago also needs to revisit rules surrounding minimum lot area, allowable density, parking minimums and building design.

— Bennett Lawson, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of allowable

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Voters who do not have an acceptable photo ID may be able to cast a ballot using an alternative document and, in some cases, sign a Reasonable Impediment Declaration.

— S.E. Jenkins, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
The other, which boards discuss privately far more than publicly, is what the regulator will permit and what’s politically acceptable in each market.

— Ciaran Cosgrave, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of acceptable

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At Sacramento State, chalking on walkways, concrete or asphalt to promote campus events is permissible.

— Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026
The film suggests the number is elastic, from several to a dozen to as high as 500 people who were deemed permissible collateral damage, according to Israeli military personnel interviewed in the doc.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 2 Oct. 2026

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