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as in saddening
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as in inadequate
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as in failing
to fall short in satisfying the expectation or hope of
they were disappointed by the outcome of the big game
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Recent Examples of disappointing
Melissa Dawn Simkins,
Fortune,
22 June 2026
House of the Dragon made a strong start with its first season, which was praised by critics and fans for restoring some of the sheen the franchise had lost after what many considered a disappointing end to Game of Thrones.
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Encyclopedia Britannica,
22 June 2026
Shayna Goldman,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
The Sharks started strong, but a bad line change and turnover in their own zone in the third period led to two goals against and a 4-1 loss to the Calgary Flames on Thursday, disappointing a sellout crowd of 17,435 eager to see their team start the stretch run on a positive note.
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Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
27 Feb. 2026
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Adjective
It was painstakingly built through years of disappointing seasons, failed rebuilds, high-profile leadership changes, structural overhauls and grueling strategic adjustments.
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Melissa Dawn Simkins,
Fortune,
22 June 2026
House of the Dragon made a strong start with its first season, which was praised by critics and fans for restoring some of the sheen the franchise had lost after what many considered a disappointing end to Game of Thrones.
—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
22 June 2026
Verb
With some Western Conference contenders disappointing at the deadline, the timing couldn’t be better.
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Shayna Goldman,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
The Sharks started strong, but a bad line change and turnover in their own zone in the third period led to two goals against and a 4-1 loss to the Calgary Flames on Thursday, disappointing a sellout crowd of 17,435 eager to see their team start the stretch run on a positive note.
—
Curtis Pashelka,
Mercury News,
27 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disappointing
Adjective
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The result is a bonus both surprising and saddening.
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The backlash from certain parts of the media has been extremely saddening, particularly given how hard John works to raise awareness and understanding.
Adjective
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Eligibility to live in the development is open to those who don’t own a home or who live in inadequate housing.
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But Moreno said her rec centers have huge needs, citing the lack of a scoreboard at Montgomery-Waller and inadequate dugouts at Memorial’s ballpark.
Verb
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After failing to score with the bases loaded in the third, the Angels pulled away with four runs in the sixth.
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The lower-than-normal system voltage from a weak battery, failing alternator, slipping belt or poor electrical connection can affect the electric power steering system.
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The Erika plot is one of the several dissatisfying threads in this episode.
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Last season, the Bruins strung together three wins against Rutgers, Nebraska and Iowa – but that team resembled Chip Kelly’s decent-if-dissatisfying regime.
Adjective
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About 220,000 need major repair or replacement, and 41,677 are rated poor, also called structurally deficient.
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About 220,000 need major repair or replacement, and 41,677 are rated poor, also called structurally deficient.
Verb
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For example, a spouse who catches their partner cheating and kills someone in the heat of emotion.
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Few colleges have developed an intellectual integrity curriculum that treats cheating as a habit and works to counter it over the four years of a student’s college education.
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Still, this was a discouraging result for anyone wearing yellow in Kansas City.
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The Chicago Blackhawks needed plenty after a discouraging 2024-25 season.
Adjective
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That makes for a more compelling value proposition, useful in daily life, versus a more specialized machine with inferior performance.
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People mock Americans for using the word because the rest of the world likes a chance to make the superpower feel inferior.
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“Disappointing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disappointing. Accessed 25 Jun. 2026.
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