Antonyms of adj alright

1 sense of alright

Sense 1
alright -- (nonstandard usage)

INDIRECT (VIA satisfactory) -> unsatisfactory -- (not giving satisfaction; "shops should take back unsatisfactory goods"; "her performance proved to be unsatisfactory"; "life is becoming increasingly unsatifactory"; "our discussion was very unsatisfactory")

Similarity of adj alright

1 sense of alright

Sense 1
alright -- (nonstandard usage)
       => satisfactory (vs. unsatisfactory) -- (giving satisfaction; "satisfactory living conditions"; "his grades were satisfactory")

Synonyms of adv alright

3 senses of alright

Sense 1
all right, alright -- (without doubt (used to reinforce an assertion); "it's expensive all right")

Sense 2
very well, fine, alright, all right, OK -- (an expression of agreement normally occurring at the beginning of a sentence)

Sense 3
okay, O.K., all right, alright -- (in a satisfactory or adequate manner; "she'll do okay on her own"; "held up all right under pressure"; (`alright' is a nonstandard variant of `all right'))

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