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Examples of unsatisfactory in a Sentence
He was fired for unsatisfactory performance.
an unsatisfactory first attempt at building a birdhouse
Recent Examples of unsatisfactory from the Web
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No one knows the Spurs have continued to succeed without Kawhi Leonard this season, but every rambling and unsatisfactory explanation begins and ends with Gregg Popovich.
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Digging up tubers is unsatisfactory, because invariably some are missed and readily grow new plants.
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The reasons: Current technology is at the end of its useful life, coverage is unsatisfactory in many areas of each county, constraints, and deficiencies of the current system result in poor signal strength in large buildings and structures.
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The game produced some remarkable statistics highlighting Huddersfield's dominance, and Wagner was keen to praise the Terriers' performance despite the unsatisfactory result.
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Ronaldo will be hoping to emulate his Champions League form in La Liga as his side have had an unsatisfactory season in the Spanish top division, sitting 15 points behind leaders Barca.
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The department asserted that her performance was unsatisfactory during her probationary period.
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In Wood’s case, every company involved in the couple’s reservation had behind it a string of complaints and unsatisfactory ratings from the Better Business Bureau.
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The company also pleaded guilty to other charges after the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration issued unsatisfactory safety ratings for the company's distribution trucks based upon critical violations in June 2010, documents said.
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First Known Use of unsatisfactory
circa 1650
unsatisfactory Synonyms
Synonyms
bad, bush, bush-league, crummy (also crumby), deficient, dissatisfactory, ill, inferior, lame, lousy, off, paltry, poor, punk, sour, subpar, substandard, unacceptable, wanting, wretched, wrong;
Antonyms
acceptable, adequate, all right, decent, fine, OK (or okay), passable, respectable, satisfactory, standard, tolerable;
Near Antonyms
A1, bang-up, banner, capital, choice, crackerjack, dandy, divine, excellent, exceptional, fabulous, fine, first-class, first-rate, grand, great, heavenly, high-test, jim-dandy, keen, marvelous (or marvellous), mean, neat, nifty, noble, par excellence, perfect, premium, prime, sensational, slick, splendid, stellar, sterling, superb, superior, superlative, supernal, swell, terrific, tip-top, top, top-notch, unsurpassed, wonderful;
better, exceptional, fancy, high-grade, special, sufficient;
average, borderline, fair, mediocre, middling, minimal, so-so, unexceptional;
Related Words
abysmal, atrocious, awful, brutal, damnable, deplorable, detestable, disastrous, dreadful, execrable, horrendous, horrible, pathetic, stinky, terrible, unspeakable;
bum, cheesy, coarse, common, crappy [slang], cut-rate, junky, lesser, low-grade, low-rent, mediocre, miserable, reprehensible, rotten, rubbishy, second-rate, shoddy, sleazy, trashy;
abominable, odious, vile;
useless, valueless, worthless;
inadequate, insufficient, lacking, meager (or meagre), mean, miserly, niggardly, scanty, shabby, short, skimp, skimpy, spare, stingy;
miscreant, scurrilous, villainous;
counterfeit, fake, phony (also phoney), sham;
Phrases
below par (or under);
UNSATISFACTORY Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of unsatisfactory for English Language Learners
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: not good enough : not satisfactory
UNSATISFACTORY Defined for Kids
Definition of unsatisfactory for Students
- His behavior in class has been unsatisfactory.
unsatisfactorily
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