WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
un•sat•is•fac•to•ry /ˌʌnsætɪsˈfæktəri, -ˈfæktri/USA pronunciation adj.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- not satisfactory:unsatisfactory grades.
un•sat•is•fac•to•ry
(un′sat is fak′tə rē),USA pronunciation adj.
un′sat•is•fac′to•ri•ly, adv.
un′sat•is•fac′to•ri•ness, n.
- not satisfactory;
not satisfying or meeting one's demands;
inadequate.
- un-1 + satisfactory 1630–40
un′sat•is•fac′to•ri•ness, n.
- disappointing, insufficient.
'unsatisfactory' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
U, u
- account
- badly
- consider
- crook
- dissatisfactory
- dog
- exchange
- fashion
- flivver
- foul
- fudge
- grotty
- ground
- ill
- lame
- lemon
- maladjustment
- maldistribution
- measly
- mismatch
- misrepresent
- mockery
- off
- poor
- re-form
- refund
- reject
- return
- rotten
- sad
- stool
- virtue
- weak
- worst