admissible C2+ Topic:Crime & Justice US /ædˈmɪsəbəl/ UK /ədˈmɪsəbəl/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj acceptable or allowable, especially as evidence in court The judge ruled the confession admissible at trial. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · acceptable or allowable,... acceptableallowablepermissiblevalidlegitimatetenable ↔ Opposites inadmissibleunacceptableimpermissible Word family Forms admissiblyinadmissible Derived forms admissibilityadmissibly Related forms admitadmissionadmittance Etymology AI details From Medieval Latin admissibilis, from Latin admissus, past participle of admittere ('to let in'), from ad- ('to') + mittere ('to send'). admittere Latin mittere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics Crime & Justice Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # admissible **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ædˈmɪsəbəl/ **IPA (UK):** /ədˈmɪsəbəl/ ## Meanings 1. acceptable or allowable, especially as evidence in court ## Examples - The judge ruled the confession admissible at trial. ## Synonyms - acceptable - allowable - permissible - valid - legitimate - tenable ## Antonyms - inadmissible - unacceptable - impermissible ## Derived Forms - admissibility - admissibly ## Related Forms - admit - admission - admittance ## Roots and Affixes - Root: admittere - Root: mittere ## Etymology From Medieval Latin admissibilis, from Latin admissus, past participle of admittere ('to let in'), from ad- ('to') + mittere ('to send'). ## AI Etymology Admissible is an adjective meaning "acceptable or allowable, especially as evidence in court". Historically, it is from Medieval Latin admissibilis, from Latin admissus, past participle of admittere ('to let in'), from ad- ('to') + mittere ('to send'). The visible construction is part of the etymology: admissible is not just an unanalyzed simple word. The historical chain links Latin admittere with Latin mittere. Close English family members include admissibility, admissibly, admit, admission, and admittance. ## Topics - Crime & Justice - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown