Permissible: meaning, example and synonyms
Permissibleadj. Allowed or permitted by the rules.
Example
The rules state that calculators are permissible on the math section, but phones and smartwatches must stay in a locker.
- Part of speech
- adjective
- Synonyms
- allowed, permitted, acceptable, authorized
- Antonyms
- forbidden, prohibited, banned, impermissible
- Memory tip
- Permissible = permission is possible.
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Check yourself: Permissible in context
Under the new rules, it is ______ to bring a small snack into the reading room, though drinks remain banned.
Answer: permissible. Snacks are allowed while drinks are banned, so snacks are permissible. Mandatory would mean required, which is too strong.
The editor explained that quoting a few lines of a poem is ______ in a review, but reprinting the entire poem requires the author's consent.
Answer: permissible. Quoting a few lines is allowed without consent. Palpable, prodigious and contingent don't mean allowed.