copacetic

adjective

ˌkō-pə-ˈse-tik How to pronounce copacetic (audio)
variants also copasetic or copesetic
Definition of copaceticnext
as in fine
being to one's liking don't worry, because I assure you that everything's copacetic

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Recent Examples of copacetic Everyone seems copacetic with me just keeping them. — R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2025 Everyone seems copasetic with me just keeping them. — R. Eric Thomas, Denver Post, 17 Oct. 2025 According to Joseph Badaracco, John Shad Professor of Business Ethics at the Harvard School of Business, Cook’s gift to Trump not only aligns with his ethos of keeping things copacetic with the president, but also continuing to set Apple apart from its tech rivals. — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2025 Now, of course, everything is copacetic because Disney also bought 20th Century Fox, and a deal exists with Sony to essentially share the Spider-Man rights. — Jordan Hoffman, EW.com, 28 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for copacetic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for copacetic
  1. fine
  2. OK
  3. alright
  4. satisfactory
Adjective
  • Thinner fibers would allow researchers to embed more sensing elements into garments, potentially capturing finer details of body movement.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The new songs on Live at Carnegie Hall are some of Winter’s very finest.
    — Walden Green, Pitchfork, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of fine
Adjective
  • Sometimes there isn’t enough time, mental, emotional, or physical capacity to take on another commitment, and that’s okay, too.
    — Jasmine Johnson, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Happily, Aesha’s mom is ten years sober, and everyone is okay.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of OK
Adjective
  • When looking for symptoms, anything can become suspect; and when comfort is sought, anything can look alright.
    — Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2026
  • The kids are not alright, or even right in the head in Serbian drama 3 Weeks After.
    — Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 17 July 2026
Definition of alright
Adjective
  • After months of negotiations failed to yield a satisfactory agreement, the union approved strike action earlier this month in a vote held in tandem with unions at the Brooklyn Museum and American Folk Art Museum.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The effort displayed by Kansas’ 14 men’s basketball players at Bill Self’s 24th annual Boot Camp proved satisfactory to the Hall of Fame Jayhawks coach.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of satisfactory

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“Copacetic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/copacetic. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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