So many words I thought of are synonyms of "okay" or "good", i.e "satisfactory"
I'm not looking for C+, or 2 and half stars, ect. So please give me some thoughtful answers!
There's a lot of movies, restaurants, books, and bands that I would love to describe, but they seem better than okay, but not living to the standard of good.
2007-07-04 17:16:16 · 14 answers · asked by Chicago critic 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Decent? Nice? Or you could use modifiers like reasonably good or pretty good.
2007-07-04 17:20:15 · answer #1 · answered by neniaf 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If I asked someone how a movie was and they said 'ok', I would be expecting a following 'but' or 'if' that explains why it wasn't really ok.
'ok, but not really my thing'
'ok, if you like chick-flicks'
Transferring to the 4-star or letter-grade rating system is useful, because it gives you something concrete to work with.
I would say 'good' is three stars and 'ok' is just two. That is, you would see a two star movie if it was about a subject or starred someone that you found interesting, but not otherwise.
4.0 stars - outstanding (A+)
3.5 stars - excellent (A)
3.0 stars - good (B)
2.5 stars - ?? (C+)
2.0 stars - ok (C)
1.5 stars - not very good (D)
1 star - bad (F)
So - what word would go best in there?
'Satisfactory' actually fits very well, except it is not idiomatic. "How was the band?" "Satisfactory". Nope - doesn't work.
It is easy to find a phrase that captures the meaning, but a single word does seem elusive.
For 'satisfactory', the thesaurus gives the following reasonable possibilities: acceptable, competent, passable, tolerable
2007-07-04 17:41:59 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They mean a week from tomorrow. If they meant tomorrow, today being Thursday - and that is understood by all concerned - they should say "tomorrow," and not "Friday." To say that would be correct if it were only Wednesday, for example.
2016-05-18 04:11:29 · answer #3 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you just want a grading scale, this one has a little more range: poor, fair, competent, good, excellent, masterful (or incredible)
2007-07-04 17:45:10 · answer #4 · answered by David T 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
tolerable! (throwback to Jane Austen)
will suffice
acceptable
2007-07-04 17:26:08 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think "all right" would fit pretty well. Watch the quality increase in the following sentences:
"It was okay."
"It was all right."
"It was good."
2007-07-04 17:29:30 · answer #6 · answered by William Q 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Hopefully this list will be better than "okay" : )
Acceptable
Tolerable
Decent
Reasonable
Moderate
Sufficient
Average
Fair
Mediocre
Ordinary
Hum Drum
Commonplace
2007-07-04 17:26:57 · answer #7 · answered by Lynn 1920 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
fair
passable
reasonable
mediocre
watchable
**Worth seeing once but not good enough to watch again or even recommend.
2007-07-04 17:26:43 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
fine
alright
not great but not too bad
could've been better
2007-07-04 17:38:29 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Adequate.
So-so.
Average.
Somewhat likable.
Fair.
Okay.
Tolerable.
Nice.
Acceptable.
2007-07-04 17:20:13 · answer #10 · answered by Christy 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋