as in unacceptable
falling short of a standard
this report is completely dissatisfactory on several counts
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Recent Examples of dissatisfactory
This creates a dissatisfactory customer experience for the 90% of people stopped who actually paid for their items.
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Guy Yehiav,
Forbes,
9 Oct. 2024
Set primarily in the South, Plattner’s vignettes provide intimate glimpses into a series of singular events that, when strung together, paint a larger picture of the melancholic and frequently dissatisfactory state of existing in the modern world.
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Leah Tyler,
ajc,
30 May 2022
In ThedaCare’s case, an attorney described dissatisfactory management and positions in which employees had been chronically underpaid.
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Molly Osberg,
The New Republic,
25 Jan. 2022
Inter Miami fell to CF Montreal 2-0 in their third game at DRV PNK Stadium this season thanks to a first-half performance coach Phil Neville said was dissatisfactory.
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Khobi Price,
sun-sentinel.com,
13 May 2021
Guy Yehiav,
Forbes,
9 Oct. 2024
Set primarily in the South, Plattner’s vignettes provide intimate glimpses into a series of singular events that, when strung together, paint a larger picture of the melancholic and frequently dissatisfactory state of existing in the modern world.
—
Leah Tyler,
ajc,
30 May 2022
In ThedaCare’s case, an attorney described dissatisfactory management and positions in which employees had been chronically underpaid.
—
Molly Osberg,
The New Republic,
25 Jan. 2022
Inter Miami fell to CF Montreal 2-0 in their third game at DRV PNK Stadium this season thanks to a first-half performance coach Phil Neville said was dissatisfactory.
—
Khobi Price,
sun-sentinel.com,
13 May 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissatisfactory
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If scar tissue is too severe, if prior surgeries have left the blood supply compromised, or if a patient's goals aren't achievable without unacceptable risk, proceeding could cause irreversible damage.
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Yes, Stokes’ late night out, in the context of what went on before, was unacceptable.
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Tom Kim dropped two shots at the wrong time and shot 72.
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Every traveler has a trip that went spectacularly wrong.
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Rebecca Lowe joins Dan Patrick to discuss some of the top storylines around the World Cup, including Cristiano Ronaldo's poor play to start, the United States' potential and more.
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Will the gap between rural and urban America – and the gap between rich and poor America – decline or grow?
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On paper, some of the six, all of whom are far-right conservatives, have enviable educational backgrounds, but the record has proven that each one is openly political and willing to rubber-stamp nearly all of DeSantis’ lame and unconstitutional policies.
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In November 2008 an errant air strike, conducted under auspices of a lame-duck Bush administration, killed 37 civilians who were at a wedding party in Wech Baghtu, Afghanistan.
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Are those still your worst fears?
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While a higher tracker error is not bad in and of itself, most investors become uncomfortable when their portfolio acts so differently from the index.
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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.
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Lacking exposure to new knowledge can feel quite unsatisfactory.
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Anything less is considered unsatisfactory.
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Labour has teetered on the edge of one for weeks after those disastrous local election results, and only Burnham’s inability to run before now seems to have delayed one.
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On Monday night, David Remnick interviewed Hillary Rodham Clinton for a live taping of The New Yorker Radio Hour, where the former First Lady spoke plainly about Joe Biden and the disastrous 2024 election.
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“Dissatisfactory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissatisfactory. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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