Meaning & use
admittable
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Meaning
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Able to be let in, accepted as valid, or acknowledged as true.
Grammar: Used before a noun or after a verb: an admittable claim, or the claim is admittable.
Patterns
- admittable to something
The lawyer argued that the old letter was admittable as proof of the agreement.
Few of the applicants were admittable under the new rules.
Her mistake was admittable, but she still refused to discuss it.
Word forms
| comparative | more admittable |
|---|---|
| superlative | most admittable |
Common combinations
- admittable evidence
- The judge ruled that the recording was admittable evidence.
- an admittable error
- It was an admittable error, and the team corrected it quickly.
- barely admittable
- The excuse was barely admittable in a serious meeting.
- admittable to the club
- Only guests with a letter were admittable to the club.
Synonyms and how they differ
- admissible
- Admissible is the standard word, especially in law, while admittable sounds unusual and a little awkward.
- acceptable
- Acceptable is much broader and means good enough, whereas admittable stresses being allowed in or conceded.
- allowable
- Allowable focuses on being permitted by a rule, not on being accepted as true or valid.
Opposites
Word family
- admit verb
- to let in or to confess
- admission noun
- entry, or a confession
- admittance noun
- permission to enter
- admissible adjective
- allowed, especially as evidence
Commonly confused: admittable or admissible?
admittable vs admissible
Admissible is the normal adjective for evidence or arguments that a court can accept; admittable is a rare alternative.
Practice
Which word is the usual choice for evidence that a court can accept?
Choose one answer.
Admissible is the standard adjective for acceptable evidence. Admission is a noun, so it cannot describe evidence, though it looks similar.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “admittable”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.