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. Talisa Hardin:

   As a nurse, it was deeply disappointing to listen to hospital attorneys, people who have zero experience with medical or nursing care, refuse to listen to health care professionals in their hospital. Management was consistently condescending and patronizing to our nurses.

2. Tony Montgomery:

   It doesn't just represent lost economic opportunity for us but for our children, our communities as well, it makes it that much more difficult to keep up with the rising cost of living, the rising rents and it really feels like that American dream of home ownership is just never going to be attainable. And that's disappointing because there are things that can be done about it.

3. Wilmer Stith:

   It is a slightly disappointing payroll number. If anything, it buys the Fed a little more time before the first rate hike.

4. Archi Pyati:

   The lesson plan is a disappointing shift for the Asylum Division, the part of our government tasked with implementing asylum law and protecting refugees, the most vulnerable people in the world, victims of violence who meet the definition of a refugee will be unfairly turned away before they've even talked to a lawyer, counselor, or judge. That is not due process. That is not protection. That is not American.

5. Stephen Gutowski:

   The Post's editorial board is certainly minimizing the critiques of Mr. Chipman's nomination which stem from both his time as an ATF agent and his second career as a paid gun-control activist, what's more disappointing to see from a major news outlet, though, is their decision to completely ignore recently-corroborated allegations Chipman made racist remarks while serving in the agency. That the editorial board doesn't even want to see the Equal Employment Opportunity complaints filed against Chipman before calling for his confirmation is remarkable.