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as in okay
being to one's liking
we found the meal most satisfactory
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as in adequate
of a level of quality that meets one's needs or standards
the teen's first attempt at cooking dinner was actually quite satisfactory
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Recent Examples of satisfactory
On a scale of one to five, an average or satisfactory experience is a three.
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Shep Hyken, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Of those, six — including five children — are in satisfactory condition.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 29 Aug. 2025
The mic did a satisfactory job handling some background noise, though, effectively neutralizing it enough to keep my voice clear.
—Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 25 Aug. 2025
While stacking levels of self-monitoring might be enough for a satisfactory jet bridge, this isn’t how humans handle complexity.
—Anil Seth, Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025
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Shep Hyken, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Of those, six — including five children — are in satisfactory condition.
—Nbc News, NBC news, 29 Aug. 2025
The mic did a satisfactory job handling some background noise, though, effectively neutralizing it enough to keep my voice clear.
—Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 25 Aug. 2025
While stacking levels of self-monitoring might be enough for a satisfactory jet bridge, this isn’t how humans handle complexity.
—Anil Seth, Big Think, 20 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for satisfactory
Recent Examples of Synonyms for satisfactory
Adjective
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In Surihari, Bangladesh, the contribution of Casa Mariù will enable a PIME facility serving around 160 children to complete the renovation of its school and dormitory, while also providing 25 children with disabilities with adequate educational, social and health care assistance.—
Andrea Onate,
Footwear News,
26 Sep. 2025
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There is no adequate mitigation for wildfires in current fire zones for new home development.—
U T Readers,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
25 Sep. 2025
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Whatever comes down the line, The Who certainly made Sunday’s show count, delivering a 22-song set filled mostly with fan favorites and showcasing many of the reasons why the group was once widely considered to be the finest in all of rock.—
Jim Harrington,
Mercury News,
22 Sep. 2025
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Antonelli came home in fourth, with Lawson a fine fifth place and Tsunoda in sixth.—
Jonathan M. Gitlin,
ArsTechnica,
22 Sep. 2025
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McKinsey data shows that roughly one in four Gen Z employees hold multiple jobs, 26 percent report insufficient pay to support a decent quality of life, and 77 percent are actively seeking new employment—nearly double the rate of older workers.—
Martha McHardy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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Henry was having a decent game against the Lions for the most part, but much like in the loss against the Buffalo Bills, the Ravens’ momentum was thwarted down four points in the fourth quarter.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
23 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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What’s not okay is the hypocrisy of backing forceful legislation that restricts what people, trans and otherwise, can do with their own bodies.—
Center Square,
The Washington Examiner,
27 Sep. 2025
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Gates visited Koie’s mountainside studio in Gifu with Koie’s daughter, who shared that her father would be okay with the studio decomposing into the mountain.—
Elizabeth Cantrell,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Sep. 2025
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Jodie Chavious, a board member of the Slow Food Sacramento chapter and owner of the Chavious Pop-Up pizza truck, said representing small farmers was vital to promoting the core tenets of Slow Food — being good, clean and fair.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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Just for good measure, award-winning country superstars like Cody Johnson, Ashley McBryde and Lainey Wilson would be inclined to agree.—
Marcus K. Dowling,
Nashville Tennessean,
27 Sep. 2025
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First, Netflix received rave reviews and an impressive haul of Emmys for Adolescence, an eerie and unsettling four-part limited series that posited that kids today, young men in particular, are not alright.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Sep. 2025
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Santana's first two months in his age-39 campaign were alright, but the bottom quickly fell out.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Aug. 2025
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Much more than a simple exploration of queerness at a time when lesbians relationships were not socially acceptable, the film is also an extended essay about desire and longing.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them.,
25 Sep. 2025
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Scrambled to a marginally acceptable 10-6 straght-up, but two games under against the spread will never be OK.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Satisfactory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/satisfactory. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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