Synonyms for disappointing
ˌdɪs əˈpɔɪn tɪŋdis·ap·point·ing

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1. disappointing

   Synonyms:
   depressing, distressing, hateful, horrible, melancholy, miserable, mournful, painful, saddening, woful, wretched

   Antonyms:
   acceptable, agreeable, congenial, delicious, delightful, grateful, gratifying, pleasant, pleasing, pleasurable, refreshing, satisfying, welcome

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. disappointing, dissatisfactory, unsatisfyingadjective

   not up to expectations

   "a disappointing performance from one who had seemed so promising"

   Synonyms:
   unsatisfying, dissatisfactory

   Antonyms:
   satisfactory

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1. List of paraphrases for "disappointing":

   disappointed, frustrating, discouraging, disheartening, unsatisfactory, regrettable, depressing, dispiriting, unfortunate, daunting, distressing

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1. Peter Jankovskis:

   Black Friday numbers were a bit disappointing, putting a bit of pressure on retailers today.

2. Bernard Baruch:

   Vote for the man who promises least; he'll be the least disappointing.

3. Mookie Betts:

   We’ve had a lot of success here and in the past four, five, six, whatever years, and I think one of the biggest things is there’s teams that operate out of, ‘We want to get here,’ and there’s teams that it’s disappointing if we don’t get there, and I think we’re one of those teams that it’s disappointing if we don’t get there, i think you sense that in there and you find a way to do little things that you might not do in the regular season. You find a way to impact a game.

4. William Perry:

   was born to be big. . . . And I ain't disappointing nobody.

5. George Orwell:

   Progress is not an illusion, it happens, but it is slow and invariably disappointing.