Meaning & use

admissible

adjective·Advanced

Acceptable or valid, especially evidence that a court allows to be considered.

See it in a sentence

The judge ruled that the recorded confession was admissible as evidence.

Only admissible documents may be submitted before the filing deadline closes.

A note on using this word

Admissible is most common in legal contexts describing evidence, though it can describe any acceptable option in formal writing.

Words with a similar meaning

acceptableallowable

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Words with an opposite meaning

inadmissible

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