Synonyms for unsatisfactory


Grammar : Adj
Spell : uhn-sat-is-fak-tuh-ree
Phonetic Transcription : ˌʌn sæt ɪsˈfæk tə ri

Top 10 synonyms for unsatisfactory Other synonyms for the word unsatisfactory

Définition of unsatisfactory

Origin :
  • 1640s, from un- (1) "not" + satisfactory.
  • adj insufficient, inadequate
Example sentences :
  • Under these unsatisfactory conditions, the negotiations opened.
  • Extract from : « The Story of the Malakand Field Force » by Sir Winston S. Churchill
  • "You are a most unsatisfactory person," she said gravely after a few moments.
  • Extract from : « The Slave Of The Lamp » by Henry Seton Merriman
  • Unsatisfactory as the interview was, it yet gave me a little hope.
  • Extract from : « Wilfrid Cumbermede » by George MacDonald
  • It was an unsatisfactory interview that Danny had with the Chief.
  • Extract from : « The Hammer of Thor » by Charles Willard Diffin
  • The replies were unsatisfactory, commonplace, sometimes ludicrous.
  • Extract from : « Mountain Meditations » by L. Lind-af-Hageby
  • There was a good deal more of this sort of thing, but it was all quite as unsatisfactory.
  • Extract from : « Thankful's Inheritance » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • The young minister tried, but the answers were unsatisfactory, even to him.
  • Extract from : « Keziah Coffin » by Joseph C. Lincoln
  • The memories were childish and unsatisfactory, but they were memories.
  • Extract from : « The Portygee » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln
  • The questioning was most unsatisfactory to the Prussian officers who conducted it.
  • Extract from : « The Portygee » by Joseph Crosby Lincoln
  • (e) When battery is more than a year old and action is unsatisfactory.
  • Extract from : « The Automobile Storage Battery » by O. A. Witte

Antonyms for unsatisfactory

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