Difference between Acceptable and Appropriate

ACCEPTABLE vs APPROPRIATE: NOUN

Barely worthy, less than excellent; passable.
Judged to be in conformity with approved usage
Satisfactory but not superior; passable: : average.
Adequate to satisfy a need, requirement, or standard; satisfactory: : sufficient.
Meeting requirements
Adequate for the purpose
Worthy of acceptance or satisfactory

Suitable and fitting
Meant or adapted for an occasion or use
Being of striking appropriateness and pertinence
Appropriate for achieving a particular end; implies a lack of concern for fairness
Suitable for a particular person, condition, occasion, or place; fitting.
Hence, belonging peculiarly; peculiar; suitable; fit; proper.
Suitable to the social situation or to social respect or social discreetness; socially correct; socially discreet; well-mannered; proper.
Suitable for a particular person or place or condition etc

To take possession of or make use of exclusively for oneself, often without permission.
To make suitable; to suit.
To annex, as a benefice, to a spiritual corporation, as its property.
To set apart for a specific use.

Capable, worthy, or sure of being accepted or received with pleasure; hence, pleasing to the receiver; gratifying; agreeable; welcome: as, an acceptable present.

In ecclesiastical law, to annex, as a benefice, to an ecclesiastical corporation, for its perpetual use.
To set apart for or assign to a particular purpose or use, in exclusion of all other purposes or uses: as, Congress appropriated more money than was needed; to appropriate a spot of ground for a garden.
In general, to take for any use; put to use.
To take to one's self in exclusion of others; claim or use as by an exclusive right: as, let no man appropriate the use of a common benefit.
Synonyms Apt, becoming, in keeping, felicitous.
Set apart for a particular use or person; hence, belonging peculiarly; suitable; fit; befitting; proper.

Reasonable, Appropriate, Permissible, Unacceptable, Received, Bankable, Unimpeachable, Fit, Good, Accepted, Standard, Unexceptionable, Unobjectionable, Satisfactory, Tolerable

Allow, Congruous, Right, Fit, Congruent, Befitting, Suited, Apropos, Apt, Advantageous, Pertinent, Apposite, Expedient, Suitable, Proper

Reasonable, Appropriate, Permissible, Unacceptable, Received, Bankable, Unimpeachable, Fit, Good, Accepted, Standard, Unexceptionable, Unobjectionable, Satisfactory, Tolerable

Allow, Congruous, Right, Fit, Congruent, Befitting, Suited, Apropos, Apt, Advantageous, Pertinent, Apposite, Expedient, Suitable, Proper

Train employees on acceptable record and system access.
What tests are acceptable for the testing option?
The arbitration process proposed may not be acceptable.
Use humor that is acceptable to the group.
Photocopies of the documentary evidence are not acceptable.
Acceptable Allocations The impact on the guaranteed plan of insurance will vary, depending which of the following acceptable allocations is chosen.
Process if voter does not have acceptable identification Voters who do not have acceptable identification can sign an affidavit and vote a regular ballot.
Relational framing: The power to render acceptable transactions unacceptable and unacceptable transactions acceptable.
Define the romantic and friendly behavior that is acceptable and what is not acceptable.
Process if voter does not have acceptable identification Voters who are unable to provide acceptable identification may cast a regular ballot.

What is appropriate in Cairns is not necessarily appropriate in Brisbane.
Verbal praise or tangible reinforcement for on task or appropriate behavior It may be appropriate to provide students positive reinforcement during testing.
Ensure parts are ordered with appropriate priorities and relay document numbers to the Pro Super, MOC, and appropriate technicians.
The law determines that firms may consider it appropriate to verify the identity of appropriate beneficial owners.
The appraiser will be better able to take appropriate risk management steps, such as obtaining insurance coverage and retaining appropriate records.
Therefore, Program Managers should be careful to use the appropriate standards within contracts, tailored as appropriate for each system.
EEA to conduct appropriate risk assessments and implement appropriate controls as a regulated financial service provider.
Appropriate actions are taken by SIU and reported to the appropriate authorities.
Adequacy of the organization and appropriate resources assigned to assure appropriate training.
Case Managers should determine the most appropriate course of action in consultation with RO management, Legal and, as appropriate, the appropriate RMAS section.