Need another word that means the same as “unsatisfactory”? Find 5 synonyms and 30 related words for “unsatisfactory” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Unsatisfactory” are: disappointing, undesirable, disagreeable, displeasing, deplorable
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “unsatisfactory” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
deplorable | Shockingly bad in quality. My finances were in a deplorable state. |
disagreeable | Unpleasant or unenjoyable. Found the task disagreeable and decided to abandon it. |
disappointing | Failing to fulfil someone’s hopes or expectations. It was disappointing that there were relatively few possibilities. |
displeasing | Causing displeasure or lacking pleasing qualities. It was not entirely displeasing to be the centre of such a drama. |
undesirable | Not wanted. Legislation excluding undesirable aliens. |
deficient | Having mental disabilities. Deficient in common sense. |
disappointing | Not up to expectations. The team made a disappointing start. |
discontented | Dissatisfied, especially with one’s circumstances. Strikes by discontented workers. |
disgruntled | Angry or dissatisfied. Judges receive letters from disgruntled members of the public. |
dissatisfied | Not content or happy with something. His parents are dissatisfied with the quality of tuition on offer. |
inadequate | Lacking the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task. The staff was inadequate. |
indigent | A needy person. A charity for the relief of indigent artists. |
insatiable | Of a person having an insatiable appetite or desire for something especially sex. So insatiable a gourmand as myself. |
insufferable | Unbearably arrogant or conceited. The heat would be insufferable by July. |
insufficient | Not enough; inadequate. Insufficient funds. |
intolerable | Incapable of being tolerated or endured. The intolerable pressures of his work. |
lacking | Not available or in short supply. Workers were asked in what way they found their managers lacking. |
minus | (after a grade) rather worse than. Minus five. |
missing | (of a person) not yet traced or confirmed as alive, but not known to be dead, after an accident or during wartime. He has been reported as a missing person. |
objectionable | Liable to objection or debate; used of something one might take exception to. Found the politician s views objectionable. |
scant | Deal with inadequately; neglect. Companies with scant regard for the safety of future generations. |
scanty | Lacking in magnitude or quantity. The women looked cold in their scanty bodices. |
scarce | Scarcely. A babe scarce two years old. |
substandard | Below the usual or required standard. Substandard housing. |
unacceptable | (used of persons or their behavior) not acceptable or reasonable. The coach told his players that defeat was unacceptable. |
unbearable | Not able to be endured or tolerated. The heat was getting unbearable. |
undermanned | Inadequate in number of workers or assistants etc. |
unendurable | Incapable of being put up with. Cries of unendurable suffering. |
unequal | A person or thing regarded as unequal to another in status or level. She was unequal to the task. |
unimaginable | Totally unlikely. Lives of almost unimaginable deprivation. |
unpalatable | Not pleasant or acceptable to the taste or mind. Unpalatable behavior. |
unsavory | Morally offensive. An unsavory scandal. |
unsupportable | Not able to be supported or defended. |
unthinkable | Incapable of being conceived or considered. It was unthinkable that John could be dead. |
wanting | Deficient in intelligence. The English batting technique has been found wanting. |
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