OK

Examples

• All

• It will be OK, but your child is in pain.

  Mel Robbins

• Students are evenly split as to whether or not it is OK to talk while driving.

  Academic text (2013)

• I think we are OK to work on this.

• And if it's not OK, it's not the end.

• So I trust that everything will be OK because I know myself.

  Vanity Fair

• And you, you have to be OK with making tough decisions.

• Does this look OK to you?

  Armageddon (1998)

• Hey, I stayed and made sure everything was OK before I left, all right?

  No Looking Back (1998)

• You're gonna be OK, alright?

  Rites of Passage (2012)

• I'm glad you're OK, that we both are.

Synonyms

G

good

vsOK

∞ 1.0

Showing positive qualities that other people approve of

is the more informal, minimal way to state that suitability

F

fine

vsOK

∞ 1.0

In good enough condition so no one needs to worry

is a more general, everyday way to note adequacy

A

all right

vsOK

∞ 1.0

Feeling healthy or good enough to use

is the brief neutral word used in many everyday situations

C

cool

vsOK

• Informal

∞ 2.8

Acceptable and good enough for the situation

is the neutral everyday marker rather than casual slang

G

good enough

vsOK

675 1.9

Not perfect but good for what you need

is the shorter everyday marker meaning that same sufficiency

D

decent

vsOK

526 2.3

Good enough in quality to meet normal needs

is the more neutral daily term for meeting such expectations

A

acceptable

vsOK

392 2.5

Good enough for a particular use or standard

is the casual way to say that the standard is met

A

all good

vsOK

• Informal

251 5.4

Everything is fine with no problems or worries

is a shorter way to say the situation is acceptable or adequate

A

adequate

vsOK

204 2.7

Enough in amount or quality to meet a need

is the casual label often used when something simply suffices

S

satisfactory

vsOK

73 2.3

Good enough to meet a need but not very good

is the common informal word that expresses this adequacy

A

alright

vsOK

• Informal

23 1.1

In a way that is good enough but not very good

is the shorter, more common informal label for that same adequacy

S

so-so

vsOK

19 3.0

Neither good nor bad

expresses basic adequacy rather than mediocrity

H

hunky-dory

vsOK

• Informal

13 7.9

In a good state without any problems

is the plain, widely used term instead of playful phrasing

A

a-okay

vsOK

• Informal

2 7.8

In perfect condition and ready to use

is the everyday, usually less strong way to show acceptability

Antonyms

U

unacceptable

218 3.2

Not good enough or not allowed by rules

I

inadequate

120 4.4

Not enough or not good enough to do what is needed

U

unsatisfactory

15 3.9

Not good enough to be acceptable

How Acceptable

excellent

∞ 1.0

good

∞ 1.0

OK

∞ 1.0

poor

555 1.0

unacceptable

218 3.2

Surface Forms

Etymology