kosher

adjective

Definition of koshernext
as in acceptable

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for kosher
  1. acceptable
  2. adequate
  3. satisfactory
  4. tolerable
  5. decent
  6. serviceable
  7. correct
Adjective
  • They were rendered invisible in the dominant discourse, their deaths acceptable costs in a game of power politics and conquest.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026
  • The facility’s operator did not demonstrate acceptable food safety knowledge on proper warewashing, sanitizer requirement/use, cloth towel use/storage, food contact surface cleaning and cold holding temperatures.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of acceptable
Adjective
  • For Americans in rural communities, getting adequate health treatment has often been an uphill battle.
    — Justin Klawans, TheWeek, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Those criteria include having an adequate footprint, ground seismology and access to large quantities of water.
    — John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of adequate
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
Adjective
  • Many proteins have significant regions where limited changes to their amino acid sequence are tolerable and other areas where even a slight deviation from the existing sequence inactivates the protein.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 30 Sep. 2026
  • The leaves may only just be changing near you, and temperatures may still be tolerable without a jacket.
    — Addy Bink, The Hill, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of tolerable
Adjective
  • While the price can be inhibiting for some — with chef pants priced as high as $190 and jackets as much as $210, the price of a decent knife or other cooking tools — Argoti feels the heavy usage justifies the cost for him.
    — Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The other was a decent man constantly being tormented by God in order to test his faith.
    — Chuck Lorre, Vanity Fair, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of decent
Adjective
  • The Seahawks have even turned Drew Lock into a serviceable quarterback this season.
    — Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026
  • In fact, most aircraft can be perfectly serviceable, but may remain grounded due to waiting for spare parts, an engineering decision, depot work, or some other bit of support.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of serviceable
Adjective
  • Indeed, people who treat AGI seriously have been much more correct about the speed of AI advances than people who dismiss the concept.
    — Geoffrey Irving, Time, 3 Oct. 2026
  • The first four-lens telescopes appeared around 1643, but if Madrid’s analysis is correct, this would mean the innovation occurred much earlier, in 1630 at the latest, and could be attributed to Galileo.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of correct
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