as in to fail
to fall short in satisfying the expectation or hope of
they were disappointed by the outcome of the big game
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of disappoint
The overall audio quality doesn't disappoint either, with deep bass and crisp highs.
—
Cierra Cowan, PC Magazine, 11 July 2025
Tyler Shane Fellow Clara $100 $80 (20% off) Amazon
$100
Fellow
Fellow's products rarely disappoint.
—Scott Gilbertson, Wired News, 11 July 2025
One thing that doesn’t disappoint at a family reunion is the food.
—Sherry Kuehl, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2025
Norsk Tipping also apologized for the error and for disappointing its customers.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 30 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for disappoint
Cierra Cowan, PC Magazine, 11 July 2025
Tyler Shane Fellow Clara $100 $80 (20% off) Amazon
$100
Fellow
Fellow's products rarely disappoint.
—Scott Gilbertson, Wired News, 11 July 2025
One thing that doesn’t disappoint at a family reunion is the food.
—Sherry Kuehl, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2025
Norsk Tipping also apologized for the error and for disappointing its customers.
—Escher Walcott, People.com, 30 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for disappoint
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disappoint
Verb
-
Lin, its inventor, was born in 1895 in southern China during the tail end of a failing Qing dynasty.—
Emily Feng,
NPR,
5 July 2025
-
According to court documents obtained by the Charlotte Observer, the office found the commission failed to provide the bar with sufficient notice within five days of a April 30 deadline as required by the new statute before canceling the business’s ABC permits.—
Nora O’Neill
July 5,
Charlotte Observer,
5 July 2025
Verb
-
Unlike the previous Final Destination Bloodlines films, however, death not only comes for the specific individuals who cheated death, but for generations of relatives in the survivors’ bloodlines.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2025
-
Call to police started over cheating feud According to the criminal complaints: The woman began fighting the day before the shooting because of Jones' infidelity.—
Chris Ramirez,
jsonline.com,
3 July 2025
Verb
-
George, displeased that the Clippers would only offer a three-year deal, bounced for Philadelphia on a four-year max.—
Sam Amick,
New York Times,
9 July 2025
-
In 2016, some members of Xiaomi’s supply chain team displeased Samsung Electronics Co. representatives and the South Korean firm threatened to halt supply of its industry-leading AMOLED screens.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
7 July 2025
Verb
-
The fans say they are upset by the Galaxy management’s silence amid ICE’s presence in the Latino community.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 July 2025
-
Hedden observed the interaction and took the woman into custody, and records written by police said Hunt Jr. got upset and grabbed his cousin, interfering with her arrest.—
Jade Jackson,
IndyStar,
2 July 2025
Cite this Entry
“Disappoint.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disappoint. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share