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

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1. unsatisfactory

   Synonyms:
   disqualified, inadequate, incompetent, inferior, insufficient, poor, unequal, unfit, unqualified, unsuitable, useless, worthless

   Antonyms:
   able, adapted, adequate, capable, commensurate, competent, equal, fit, fitted, fitting, qualified, satisfactory, sufficient, suitable

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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

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1. unsatisfactoryadjective

   Synonyms:
   insufficient, not satisfactory

2. unsatisfactoryadjective

   Synonyms:
   lame, poor, weak, feeble

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1. unsatisfactoryadjective

   Synonyms:
   disappointing, insufficient

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1. List of paraphrases for "unsatisfactory":

   inadequate, satisfactory, insufficient, disappointing, dissatisfied, poor, undesirable, frustrating

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1. Trevor Saruwaka:

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

2. Charles Lewington:

   A lot of the meetings between my clients and Ed Miliband have been very unsatisfactory, for five minutes he says tell me what your concerns are, and then for 55 minutes he says this is how I think business should operate in a world of austerity where ordinary people are not earning enough.

3. John Sturart Mill, Defence of Hedonism:

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

4. John Dewey:

   It is our American habit if we find the foundations of our educational structure unsatisfactory to add another story or wing. We find it easier to add a new study or course or kind of school than to recognize existing conditions so as to meet the need.

5. 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.