passable

Questions about passable

What does passable mean?

passable means "able to be passed or traversed or crossed". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in passable?

passable has 3 syllables: pas-sa-ble. The stress falls on "pas". In IPA it is /ˈpæsəbəl/.

What is another word for passable?

Close synonyms include adequate, fair to middling, tolerable. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of passable?

The recorded antonyms are impassable.

Is passable a common word?

passable is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with passable?

1 word rhymes with passable. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.