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

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:2.0 / 2 votes

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

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:5.0 / 2 votes

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 SynonymesRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

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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How to use unsatisfactory in a sentence?

1. John Sturart Mill, Defence of Hedonism:

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

2. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi:

   The China-Japan relations are still vulnerable and unsatisfactory.

3. 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.

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. 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.