as in unacceptable
falling short of a standard
an unsatisfactory first attempt at building a birdhouse
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Recent Examples of unsatisfactory
Meta's attempt to resolve the bloc’s antitrust investigation of WhatsApp by charging third-party AI companies for access is unsatisfactory, the European Commission said Wednesday.
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ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
Ultimately, the merger with Compaq did not live up to expectations, and after years of unsatisfactory earnings reports the HP board of directors demanded chair and CEO Carly Fiorina step down, a move that jumpstarted shares in HP stock.
—Chris Anderson, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
In their eyes, the global economy is to blame for their unsatisfactory job prospects, feminism is to blame for their failures with women, minority rights are forcing them to relinquish their privilege as straight men, and so on.
—Miriam Eve Mora, The Conversation, 3 Apr. 2026
But the results were unsatisfactory.
—Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026
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ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
Ultimately, the merger with Compaq did not live up to expectations, and after years of unsatisfactory earnings reports the HP board of directors demanded chair and CEO Carly Fiorina step down, a move that jumpstarted shares in HP stock.
—Chris Anderson, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
In their eyes, the global economy is to blame for their unsatisfactory job prospects, feminism is to blame for their failures with women, minority rights are forcing them to relinquish their privilege as straight men, and so on.
—Miriam Eve Mora, The Conversation, 3 Apr. 2026
But the results were unsatisfactory.
—Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsatisfactory
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What types of answers are unacceptable?—
Prasad Maderamitla,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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If a tool creates unacceptable risk, districts should not use it.—
Mercury News Editorial Board,
Mercury News,
27 May 2026
Adjective
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Common travel regrets stem from preventable issues like poor planning, budget problems, and choosing the wrong companions.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
3 June 2026
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O’Farrell’s inclination for narratives propelled by brutal coincidence and fatally poor timing tenders a Hardy-esque vision of the world, one that emphasizes the rigid, often cruel limits of an individual’s jurisdiction over the course of their life.—
Rachel Vorona Cote,
Vulture,
2 June 2026
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Black and white, right and wrong, cut and dried.—
Erika Ettin,
Boston Herald,
31 May 2026
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The Angels brought a one-run lead into the seventh inning, and then just about everything went wrong in a seven-run inning that sent them to an 8-5 loss to the Tampa Bay Rays.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
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As lame as the fact that an Erewhon smoothie costs $19 is that so many of us need to be paid to be nice to each other.—
Swan Huntley,
Los Angeles Times,
25 May 2026
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Santana tried to jump off the steps to clothesline Maclin but came up a bit lame.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
22 May 2026
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But that’s made even worse by the fact that a significant portion of these observational studies did not even have a comparison group.—
Ian Miller OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
1 June 2026
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The views over the city aren’t bad either.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 June 2026
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That’s what health experts now advise, because statistics reveal the sorry fact that 95% of people are deficient in this essential dietary food.—
Margaux Anbouba,
Vogue,
29 May 2026
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Prices of crude oil, a key resource for energy-deficient Europe, slipped and were on track for their first weekly drop in two months.—
Jay Ganglani,
NBC news,
29 May 2026
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“Unsatisfactory.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsatisfactory. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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