satisfactory
/sætɪsˈfækt(ə)ɹi/
satisfactory adjective: done to satisfaction; adequate or sufficient.
Adjective
satisfactory (comparative more satisfactory, superlative most satisfactory)
- Done to satisfaction; adequate or sufficient.
- The satisfactory results of the survey led to his promotion.
- The criterion of mental health is not one of individual adjustment to a given social order, but a universal one, valid for all men, of giving a satisfactory answer to the problem of human existence.1955, Erich Fromm, The Sane Society, Fawcet
- Causing satisfaction; agreeable or pleasant; satisfying.
- To own a bit of ground, to scratch it with a hoe, to plant seeds, and watch their renewal of life,—this is the commonest delight of the race, the most satisfactory thing a man can do.1870, Charles Dudley Warner, “Preliminary”, in My Summer in a Garden, Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, page 15
- Making atonement for a sin; expiatory.
- […] therefore the ſuffering of any other nature could not bee ſo pertinent, nor kindly ſatisfactory.1623, John Mayer, The English Catechisme Explained, 3rd edition, London: Aug. Mathewes, page 36
Noun
satisfactory (plural satisfactories)
- Somebody or something that meets requirements without exceeding them.
- They seem quite big on more selectivity in breeding and stiffer tests to divide the satisfactories from rejects. They say that even the term 'satisfactories' is wrong because it suggests a level just above mediocrity.1978, Robert Thurston, Alicia II, page 143
- The rating given to somebody or something that meets requirements without exceeding them.
- I've been a good student — mostly distinguisheds and only a few satisfactories […]1996, Donna E. Muncey, Patrick J. McQuillan, Reform and Resistance in Schools and Classrooms, page 130
satisfactory meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
satisfactory in Hindi
- संतोषजनक
satisfactory in Tamil
- ஏற்றுக் கொள்ளத்தக்க, மன நிறைவான, மன நிறைவுள்ள, மனநிறைவான, மனநிறைவுள்ள, திருப்திகரமான
satisfactory in Marathi
- समाधानकारक
satisfactory in Urdu
- اطمینان بخش, تسلی بخش
More languagesFewer languages
- satisfactory in Bengali
- পরিতৃপ্তিকির, কামদ, প্রত্যয়ুত্পাদক
- satisfactory in Telugu
- సంతృప్తికరం santr̥ptikaraṁ
- satisfactory in Malayalam
- മതിയായ, യുക്തമായ, പ്രായശ്ചിത്തമായ, തൃപ്തികരമായ
- satisfactory in Kannada
- ತೃಪ್ತಿಕರ, ಸಮರ್ಪಕ, ಅಗತ್ಯವನ್ನು ಪೂರೈಸುವ, ತೃಪ್ತಿ ಕೊಡುವ
- satisfactory in Punjabi
- ਤਸੱਲੀਬਖਸ਼, ਸੰਤੋਸ਼ਜਨਕ
- satisfactory in Gujarati
- સંતોષકારક, સંતોષજનક
- satisfactory in Odia
- ସନ୍ତୋଷଜନକ, ସନ୍ତୋଷଜନକ |
- satisfactory in Nepali
- संतोषजनक
- satisfactory in Malay
- memuaskan
- satisfactory in Indonesian
- memuaskan
- satisfactory in Persian
- کافی kâfi, بسنده basande
- satisfactory in Thai
- น่าพอใจ nâa pɔɔ jai
- satisfactory in Vietnamese
- đạt yêu cầu, tốt đẹp
Examples of satisfactory in a sentence
- Only formal proofs, which derive theorems logically from their given axioms, are considered satisfactory in modern mathematics.
- No satisfactory account has been given of these phenomena.
- My stay at the hotel was far from satisfactory.
Synonyms of satisfactory
- acceptable
- adequate
- all right
- average
- close enough
- close enough for government work
- close enough for horseshoes and hand grenades
- decent
- fair
- fine
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Antonyms
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Forms of satisfactory
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more satisfactory |
| superlative | most satisfactory |
| Noun | |
| plural | satisfactories |
Origin of satisfactory
Borrowed from Middle French satisfactoire, from Late Latin satisfactōrius, from Latin satisfactus, past participle of satisfaciō.
Words formed from satisfactory
Words that rhyme with satisfactory
Questions about satisfactory
- What does satisfactory mean?
- Satisfactory means done to satisfaction; adequate or sufficient.
- What is satisfactory in Hindi?
- Satisfactory in Hindi is संतोषजनक. See Satisfactory meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is satisfactory?
- Satisfactory can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce satisfactory?
- Satisfactory is pronounced /sætɪsˈfækt(ə)ɹi/.
Words near satisfactory in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: satisfactory (page history and authors); satisfactory (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); satisfactory (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); satisfactory (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); satisfactory (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); satisfactory (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); satisfactory (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); satisfactory (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); satisfactory (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); satisfactory (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); satisfactory (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); satisfactory (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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