Antonyms of adj fair_to_middling

1 sense of fair to middling

Sense 1
adequate, passable, fair to middling, tolerable -- (about average; acceptable; "more than adequate as a secretary")

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 fair_to_middling

1 sense of fair to middling

Sense 1
adequate, passable, fair to middling, tolerable -- (about average; acceptable; "more than adequate as a secretary")
       => satisfactory (vs. unsatisfactory) -- (giving satisfaction; "satisfactory living conditions"; "his grades were satisfactory")