Synonyms for unsatisfactory
- adjective
Most common
poor insufficient inadequate weak disappointing unsatisfying
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Poor — inadequate, substandard or not satisfactory
poor, insufficient, inadequate, weak, unacceptable, bad, deficient, feeble, wanting, ineffectual, defective, scarce
2. Disappointing
Definitions
- adj. 1
Inadequate, substandard or not satisfactory.
Example sentences
- unacceptable Spying between friends is absolutely unacceptable.
- inadequate At times like this, words are woefully inadequate.
- insufficient Due to insufficient sales, many shops are closed.
- deficient English is a very deficient language in this area.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| unsatisfactory | falling | |
| unacceptable | steady | |
| inadequate | falling | |
| insufficient | falling | |
| deficient | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- bad1
- 4 letters
- poor1, weak1
- 6 letters
- scarce1, feeble2
- 7 letters
- wanting2
- 9 letters
- defective3, deficient3
- 10 letters
- inadequate4
- 11 letters
- ineffectual5
- 12 letters
- unacceptable5, insufficient4, unsatisfying5
- 13 letters
- disappointing4
- 15 letters
- dissatisfactory
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (feeble2 = 2 syllables).