What's the difference between acceptable and accepted?

Question

what's the difference between acceptable and accepted? They are both adj. Thanks

Answer 1

If something is acceptable, it is possible that someone might accept it. If it is accepted, then people accept it.

All accepted things/people are acceptable, but not all things acceptable, are accepted

Answer 2

accepted can be an adjective or a verb

acceptable is only an adjective

Answer 3

acceptable is an adj or a verb

accepted is an adverb

Answer 4

For acceptable

1.It is acceptable to wear tennis shoes while playing soccer.

ACCEPTED=

Janet accepted the phone call from her sister.

Answer 5

they are both derived from the same word.  EG:   your education is acceptable enough to be accepted into some sort of club etc etc.