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Synonyms for unsatisfying

  • adjective

Most common

disappointing unsatisfactory dissatisfactory empty faithless quotidian

All synonyms

Adjective

1. Unsatisfactory

unsatisfactory, disappointing, dissatisfactory

Other

empty, quotidian, faithless

Antonyms

satisfying

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Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Not providing satisfaction.

Example sentences

  • disappointing It's truly disappointing to witness your behavior.
  • unsatisfactory Enrico’s performance in the army is unsatisfactory.
  • empty An empty stomach doesn't help on the mental front.
  • quotidian The film's ending was too quotidian.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
unsatisfyingrising
disappointingsteady
unsatisfactoryfalling
dissatisfactorysteady
emptyrising
faithlessrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters
empty2
9 letters
faithless, quotidian
13 letters
disappointing4
14 letters
unsatisfactory6
15 letters
dissatisfactory

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (empty2 = 2 syllables).