a. | 1. | Capable of being passed, traveled, navigated, traversed, penetrated, or the like; |
2. | Capable of being freely circulated or disseminated; acceptable; generally receivable; current. | |
3. | Such as may be accepted or allowed to pass without serious objection; adequate; acceptable; tolerable; admissable; moderate; mediocre. |
Adj. | 1. | passable - able to be passed or traversed or crossed; "the road is passable" Antonyms: impassable, unpassable - impossible to pass |
2. | passable - about average; acceptable; "more than adequate as a secretary" Synonyms: fair to middling, adequate | |
3. | passable - neither good nor bad; "an indifferent performance"; "a gifted painter but an indifferent actor"; "her work at the office is passable"; "a so-so golfer"; "feeling only so-so"; "prepared a tolerable dinner"; "a tolerable working knowledge of French" |