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Passable

That may be passed or traversed.

📖 Definitions of "Passable"

adjective

1
That may be passed or traversed.
2
Tolerable; adequate; no more than satisfactory.
3
Able to "pass", or be accepted as a member of a race, sex or other group to which society would not otherwise regard one as belonging.

13 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
indifferentnoun	Ambivalent; unconcerned; uninterested, apathetic.
adequateverb	Equal to or fulfilling some requirement.
ordinarynoun	A person with authority; authority, ordinance.
satisfactorynoun	Causing satisfaction; agreeable or pleasant; satisfying.
fair to middling	(idiomatic, usually hyphenated when placed before noun) Only tolerably good; somewhat favorable.
tolerable	Capable of being borne, tolerated or endured; bearable or endurable.
negotiablenoun	Open to negotiation or bargaining.
navigable	(of a body of water) Capable of being navigated; deep enough and wide enough to afford passage to vessels.
so-so	(informal) Neither good nor bad; tolerable, passable, indifferent.
surmountable	Able to be surmounted or overcome; defeatable.
climbable	able to be climbed
traversablenoun	Able to be traversed.
travelable	Alternative form of travellable. [Able to be travelled.]

Words with the opposite meaning.

Word	Definition
impassable	(of a route, terrain, etc.) Incapable of being passed over, crossed, or negotiated.
unpassable	Not able to be passed.

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
satisfactory	Causing satisfaction; agreeable or pleasant; satisfying.
adequate	Equal to or fulfilling some requirement.
tolerable	Capable of being borne, tolerated or endured; bearable or endurable.
surmountable	Able to be surmounted or overcome; defeatable.
fair to middling	(idiomatic, usually hyphenated when placed before noun) Only tolerably good; somewhat favorable.
traversable	Able to be traversed.
so-so	(informal) Neither good nor bad; tolerable, passable, indifferent.
indifferent	Ambivalent; unconcerned; uninterested, apathetic.
climbable	able to be climbed
ordinary	(law, of a judge) Having regular jurisdiction; now only used in certain phrases.
negotiable	Open to negotiation or bargaining.
navigable	(of a body of water) Capable of being navigated; deep enough and wide enough to afford passage to vessels.
travelable	Alternative form of travellable. [Able to be travelled.]
feasible	Able to be done in practice.
practicable	Capable of being accomplished; feasible.
workable	Capable of functioning.
fair	Unblemished (figuratively or literally); clean and pure; innocent.
sosonoun	A surname.
passageable	Through which passage can be made; traversable.
transitablenoun	Passable; traversable.