SATISFACTORINESS Synonyms: 53 Similar and Opposite Words

satisfactoriness

noun

Definition of satisfactoriness

as in acceptability

the quality or state of meeting one's needs adequately the overall satisfactoriness of the service led us to leave a reasonable tip

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Noun

Today, everyone from the Economist to the New York Times has heralded the coming psychedelics renaissance, as hallucinogens begin to gain greater cultural, medical and commercial acceptability.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 July 2026
The rate has been gradually dropping for decades, due to cigarette taxes, tobacco product price hikes, smoking bans, public education campaigns and changes in the social acceptability of lighting up in public.

— Mike Stobbe, Fortune, 29 May 2026

Definition of acceptability

Noun

The formula set a district’s adequacy target based on factors like demographics, enrollment and student needs.

— Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026
Employers and health plans should evaluate newly available claims data to assess timing and adequacy of prenatal visits, postpartum visits, and appropriate vaccination both before and during pregnancy to protect the mother and her newborn.

— Jeff Levin-Scherz, STAT, 23 July 2026

Definition of adequacy

Noun

Since then, the case has remained in the pleading stage, where the county has challenged the sufficiency of the claims without answering them, and the child’s attorneys have revised their complaint three times.

— Bay City News, Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2026
This freedom includes the expression of health, harmony, sufficiency, and the ability to think and act rightly.

— Rob Nofsinger, Christian Science Monitor, 10 July 2026

Definition of sufficiency

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