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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
Damon Wise, Deadline, 17 June 2025
The results were disappointing, mainly because the thruster gases around the spacecraft scattered the light.
—Jamie Carter, Space.com, 16 June 2025
Marketing this movie was no easy task, and the film’s disappointing B- CinemaScore speaks to the frustration some audiences are feeling with Song’s twists and surprises.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 16 June 2025
Also disappointing is that the viewfinder remains small, with the same paltry resolution (2.36M dot, 1025 x 768) as the older model.
—Julian Chokkattu, Wired News, 14 June 2025
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Most disappointing of all, though, is the sense of compromise that hovers like a storm cloud over the film’s deeply unsatisfying, not to mention unconvincing ending, which seems to turn its back on everything Elio is into and has always been looking for.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 17 June 2025
The results were disappointing, mainly because the thruster gases around the spacecraft scattered the light.
—Jamie Carter, Space.com, 16 June 2025
Marketing this movie was no easy task, and the film’s disappointing B- CinemaScore speaks to the frustration some audiences are feeling with Song’s twists and surprises.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 16 June 2025
Also disappointing is that the viewfinder remains small, with the same paltry resolution (2.36M dot, 1025 x 768) as the older model.
—Julian Chokkattu, Wired News, 14 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disappointing
Adjective
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Furthermore, decades of secondary math teacher shortages means that many positions have been filled by individuals teaching on substandard credentials who have inadequate preparation in math or pedagogy or both.—
Linda Darling-Hammond,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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Beyond affecting gut health, inadequate enzyme activity can also lead to chronic inflammation and may even contribute to autoimmune problems.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
27 June 2025
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Having no willingness to pay Tucker and failing to approach pending free agent Framber Valdez this spring about an extension is more emblematic of how the Astros have always conducted business.—
Chandler Rome,
The Athletic,
25 Mar. 2025
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The Millsap school board unanimously accepted the resignation of Superintendent Edie Martin, who was recently arrested and faces a charge related to failing to report abuse of special education students.—
Lina Ruiz,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Mar. 2025
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If a person is not deficient in iron, too much iron can cause significant problems.5 3.—
Heather Jones,
Verywell Health,
23 June 2025
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Noted: Nearly 1 in 4 Americans is deficient in Vitamin D.—
Hannah Yasharoff,
USA Today,
17 June 2025
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Lars Baron/Getty Images/Getty Images Europe The ski jumping world remains embroiled in controversy stemming from a cheating scandal that was announced this week, initially involving a few members of the Norwegian team.—
Manuela López Restrepo,
NPR,
14 Mar. 2025
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Shumpert’s cheating scandals and arrests for DUI and weed possession didn’t help matters.—
Zoe Guy,
Vulture,
13 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Told that Indigenous people were evolutionarily inferior to white Europeans and Americans, visitors accepted the idea that colonialist progress would soon condemn these groups to extinction.—
Shoshi Parks,
Smithsonian Magazine,
20 June 2025
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The Pacers are just way more inferior and the Thunder got stagnant all of a sudden.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
17 June 2025
Verb
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Representative Mike Lawler of New York, who has hinted at ambitions for a governor bid in 2026, according to the New York Post, will need to walk a fine line between appeasing his party and not upsetting potential voters in his home state, which could put him at odds with Republicans.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
4 Jan. 2025
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These weeds require control to prevent upsetting the entire turf ecosystem.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
1 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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For three days, things were cheerless for Courtney Williams.—
Mike Cook,
Twin Cities,
28 May 2025
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Gomez gestured across the street toward 100 Centre Street—the criminal courthouse, a cheerless Art Deco building the color of cinder blocks.—
Sarah Lustbader,
The New Yorker,
10 Mar. 2025
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Money in circulation reflected the atrocious policy that plainly restrained production.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
22 June 2025
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The management of the crime scene was atrocious and the amateur nature of the collection of evidence was very harmful to the prosecution.—
Jenna Sundel
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 June 2025
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“Disappointing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disappointing. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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