Meaning & use
permissible
Allowed under a set of laws, rules, or accepted standards of behavior.
See it in a sentence
A small amount of noise is permissible in the dorm before ten at night.
The judge ruled that the evidence was permissible and could be shown to the jury.
A note on using this word
Permissible is a more formal alternative to allowed, common in legal, academic, or regulatory writing.
Words with a similar meaning
allowableacceptable
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Words with an opposite meaning
forbiddenimpermissible
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