as in dissatisfied
having a feeling that one has been wronged or thwarted in one's ambitions
The homeowner was unsatisfied with the contractor's work and asked him to redo it.
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Recent Examples of unsatisfied
Delta increased their offer to 20,000 miles, but Voigt remains unsatisfied.
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Ashley Vega, People.com, 15 Apr. 2025
There are signs that SEIU Local 1000’s efforts have renewed the spirits of members who in recent years have weathered a tumultuous leadership change and a contract negotiation that left many unsatisfied.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Between feeling overqualified or unsatisfied, many end up leaving their first post-military job within a year.
—Adam Wray, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Tucked in a corner of the makeshift media center, Broncos coach Sean Payton sounded settled-in but unsatisfied.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 31 Mar. 2025
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Ashley Vega, People.com, 15 Apr. 2025
There are signs that SEIU Local 1000’s efforts have renewed the spirits of members who in recent years have weathered a tumultuous leadership change and a contract negotiation that left many unsatisfied.
—Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Between feeling overqualified or unsatisfied, many end up leaving their first post-military job within a year.
—Adam Wray, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Tucked in a corner of the makeshift media center, Broncos coach Sean Payton sounded settled-in but unsatisfied.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 31 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unsatisfied
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsatisfied
Adjective
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That isn’t the only poll showing Americans are dissatisfied with their finances under Trump.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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The result is ‘inclusion’ efforts that leave everyone feeling dissatisfied and aggrieved.—
Ian Kingsbury,
National Review,
22 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Bitcoin’s performance in recent months at first disappointed traders as the bitcoin price fell along with stocks in the face of Trump’s escalating trade war.—
Billy Bambrough,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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Those of us who rushed over at what had seemed the impossibly early hour of seven went home disappointed.—
Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Plus, a partial outage affecting some network repeaters is causing more problems: the card reader only works intermittently, and that leads to endless lines of frustrated customers.—
Katie Primm,
NBC news,
9 May 2025
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As the impasse dragged on, frustrated townspeople took matters into their own hands, literally locking the indecisive cardinals inside the meeting hall and even removing the roof to speed the process.—
Barney Henderson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 May 2025
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“Unsatisfied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsatisfied. Accessed 15 May. 2025.
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