Synonyms for permissible
pərˈmɪs ə bəlper·mis·si·ble

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1. permissibleadjective

   Synonyms:
   allowable

2. permissibleadjective

   permitted.

   Synonyms:
   allowable

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1. permissible, allowableadjective

   that may be permitted especially as according to rule

   "permissible behavior in school"; "a permissible tax deduction"

   Synonyms:
   allowable

   Antonyms:
   unmentionable, verboten, out(p), impermissible, forbidden, proscribed, taboo, inadmissible, untouchable, tabu, prohibited

2. permissibleadjective

   that may be accepted or conceded

   "a kind of speculation that was permissible in cosmology but inadmissible in medicine"

   Synonyms:
   allowable

   Antonyms:
   impermissible, forbidden, out(p), unmentionable, untouchable, tabu, taboo, verboten, proscribed, prohibited, inadmissible

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1. permissibleadjective

   Synonyms:
   allowable, admissible, lawful, legal, legitimate, proper

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1. List of paraphrases for "permissible":

   admissible, eligible, allowable, authorized, qualifying, permitted, allowed, acceptable, authorised, tolerable, tolerated, qualified, licit, qualify

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1. Catherine Brown:

   States are not providing students with enough guidance and support in terms of how to behave in the world they grew up in, it's really important to be clear with them about what is and what isn't permissible and the lines are when dealing with other people in relationships.

2. Bernd Osterloh:

   We need in future a climate in which problems aren't hidden but can be openly communicated to superiors, we need a culture in which it's possible and permissible to argue with your superior about the best way to go.

3. Jacob Frenkel:

   That defense likely will be that, in the commodities market, he had a right to take naked short positions and that the government cannot prove criminal intent because, in certain markets, it is permissible to engage in naked short selling.

4. American Express Co:

   We are evaluating the OFAC guidelines that came out late last week to better understand what is permissible and how we would operate if we choose to do so.

5. Najmaddin Faraj Ahmad:

   Whoever offends our religion and our honor, must understand that this is a conflict about life and death, the cartoonist has become a fighting heathen whom it is permissible to kill.