unsatisfactory
/ˌʌnsætɪsˈfækt(ə)ɹi/
unsatisfactory adjective: inadequate, substandard or not satisfactory.
Adjective
unsatisfactory (comparative more unsatisfactory, superlative most unsatisfactory)
- Inadequate, substandard or not satisfactory.
- Synonyms:
- deficient, insufficient, wanting, awanting, dismal, exiguous, geason, inadequate, lank, lean
unsatisfactory meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Bengali
unsatisfactory in Hindi
- असंतोषजनक
unsatisfactory in Tamil
- மனநிறைவற்ற, திருப்தியுறாத
unsatisfactory in Marathi
- असमाधानकारक, असंतोषकारक
unsatisfactory in Bengali
- অসন্তোষজনক
More languagesFewer languages
- unsatisfactory in Telugu
- అసంతృప్తికరమైన asantr̥ptikaramaina
- unsatisfactory in Malayalam
- തൃപ്തികരമല്ലാത്ത, അതൃപ്തികരമായ, നിരാശാജനകമായ, നിരാശപ്പെടുത്തുന്ന
- unsatisfactory in Kannada
- ತಣಿಸದ, ನೆಮ್ಮದಿ ಕೊಡದ, ಅತೃಪ್ತಿಕರ, ಅಸಮಾಧಾನಕರ
- unsatisfactory in Gujarati
- અસંતોષકારક
Examples of unsatisfactory in a sentence
- Smith's marks in the finals were unsatisfactory and he was referred.
- The plan to build a dam just downriver from Fooville was foiled by unsatisfactory soil mechanics.
- Mr. Jeffries’s troops have grown increasingly anxious this week about the possibility that Mr. Biden is going to cut an unsatisfactory deal to raise the debt limit.
Synonyms of unsatisfactory
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Forms of unsatisfactory
| comparative | more unsatisfactory |
|---|---|
| superlative | most unsatisfactory |
Origin of unsatisfactory
From un- + satisfactory.
Words formed from unsatisfactory
Words that rhyme with unsatisfactory
Questions about unsatisfactory
- What does unsatisfactory mean?
- Unsatisfactory means inadequate, substandard or not satisfactory.
- What is unsatisfactory in Hindi?
- Unsatisfactory in Hindi is असंतोषजनक. See Unsatisfactory meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is unsatisfactory?
- Unsatisfactory is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce unsatisfactory?
- Unsatisfactory is pronounced /ˌʌnsætɪsˈfækt(ə)ɹi/.
Words near unsatisfactory in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: unsatisfactory (page history and authors); unsatisfactory (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); unsatisfactory (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); unsatisfactory (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); unsatisfactory (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); unsatisfactory (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); unsatisfactory (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); unsatisfactory (Gujarati, 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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