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Synonyms for unsatisfactory
ˌʌn sæt ɪsˈfæk tə riun·sat·is·fac·to·ry

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  1. unsatisfactoryadjective

    not giving satisfaction

    "shops should take back unsatisfactory goods"; "her performance proved to be unsatisfactory"; "life is becoming increasingly unsatifactory"; "our discussion was very unsatisfactory"

    Antonyms:
    satisfying, comforting, tolerable, copesettic, adequate, right, passable, alright, copacetic, copasetic, hunky-dory, passing(a), all right, copesetic, okay, ok, cheering, o.k., fine, satisfactory, fair to middling

Dictionary of English Synonymes0.0 / 0 votes

  1. unsatisfactoryadjective

    Synonyms:
    insufficient, not satisfactory

  2. unsatisfactoryadjective

    Synonyms:
    lame, poor, weak, feeble

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words0.0 / 0 votes

  1. unsatisfactoryadjective

    Synonyms:
    disappointing, insufficient

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Words popularity by usage frequency

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#1711poor
#8185satisfactory
#10208inadequate
#10226useless
#10242insufficient
#15200inferior
#15738frustrating
#15772disappointing
#20528unsatisfactory
#20769worthless
#20952dissatisfied
#21797undesirable
#24702unsuitable
#24911incompetent
#25409unequal
#26977disqualified
#29086unqualified
#29642unfit

How to use unsatisfactory in a sentence?

  1. Horst Seehofer:

    The problem is too big for that and the attempts at a solution thus far too unsatisfactory, restrictions on immigration are a condition for security in this country.

  2. George Eliot:

    When one is grateful for something too good for common thanks, writing is less unsatisfactory than speech-one does not, at least, hear how inadequate the words are.

  3. John Sturart Mill, Defence of Hedonism:

    Next to selfishness the principal cause which makes life unsatisfactory is want of mental cultivation.

  4. Trevor Saruwaka:

    A number of farmers are crying foul over unsatisfactory (tobacco) prices, those who make losses are condemned to poverty and starvation.

  5. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi:

    The China-Japan relations are still vulnerable and unsatisfactory.


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