Copacetic
What it means
Entirely satisfactory or in good order.
Reach for it when giving informal reassurance that a situation is proceeding acceptably
After the wiring check, everything in the studio was copacetic.
Words to choose between 5
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playful
hunky-dory
Fits when deliberately jaunty reassurance fits the audience
Careful Hunky-dory is comic, dated, and insensitive when real concerns remain.
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everyday
all right
Fits when simple informal acceptance is enough
Careful All right is ambiguous between safe, adequate, unharmed, and agreed.
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everyday
Fits when brief conversational reassurance suits the moment
Careful Fine can conceal reluctance or mean merely adequate.
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professional
Fits when the result meets the required standard
Careful Satisfactory often lands as faint praise rather than cheerful reassurance.
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formal
in order
Fits when arrangements or records have been checked and found correct
Careful In order sounds procedural and lacks copacetic's relaxed optimism.
Opposites 3
- wrong
- troubled
- unsatisfactory
Common phrases 3
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everything copacetic
With the permits signed and cables tested, everything was copacetic.
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seem copacetic
The numbers may seem copacetic until returns are included.
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copacetic relationship
Their copacetic relationship depended on clear boundaries.
Usage notes
Keep in mind
Copacetic is informal, chiefly North American, and can sound glib if the situation has not actually been checked.
Definitions and examples are written for this site. How words are chosen Recording: Vealhurl, Southern England accent, from Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Updated