Antonyms of adj satisfactory

2 senses of satisfactory

Sense 1
satisfactory (vs. unsatisfactory) -- (giving satisfaction; "satisfactory living conditions"; "his grades were satisfactory")

unsatisfactory (vs. satisfactory) -- (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")
        => disappointing, dissatisfactory, unsatisfying -- (not up to expectations; "a disappointing performance from one who had seemed so promising")
        => failing -- (below acceptable in performance; "received failing grades")
        => off -- (below a satisfactory level; "an off year for tennis"; "his performance was off")
        => unacceptable -- (not adequate to give satisfaction; "the coach told his players that defeat was unacceptable")

Sense 2
satisfactory, acceptable -- (meeting requirements; "the step makes a satisfactory seat")

INDIRECT (VIA good) -> bad -- (having undesirable or negative qualities; "a bad report card"; "his sloppy appearance made a bad impression"; "a bad little boy"; "clothes in bad shape"; "a bad cut"; "bad luck"; "the news was very bad"; "the reviews were bad"; "the pay is bad"; "it was a bad light for reading"; "the movie was a bad choice")

Similarity of adj satisfactory

2 senses of satisfactory

Sense 1
satisfactory (vs. unsatisfactory) -- (giving satisfaction; "satisfactory living conditions"; "his grades were satisfactory")
       => adequate, passable, fair to middling, tolerable -- (about average; acceptable; "more than adequate as a secretary")
       => all right, fine, o.k., ok, okay, hunky-dory -- (being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition; "an all-right movie"; "the passengers were shaken up but are all right"; "is everything all right?"; "everything's fine"; "things are okay"; "dinner and the movies had been fine"; "another minute I'd have been fine")
       => alright -- (nonstandard usage)
       => comforting, cheering, satisfying -- (providing freedom from worry)
       => copacetic, copasetic, copesetic, copesettic -- (completely satisfactory; "his smile said that everything was copacetic"; "You had to be a good judge of what a man was like, and the English was copacetic"- John O'Hara)
       => passing (prenominal) -- (allowing you to pass (e.g., an examination or inspection) satisfactorily; "a passing grade")
       => right -- (in or into a satisfactory condition; "things are right again now"; "put things right")
          Also See-> acceptable#1; adequate#1, equal#2

Sense 2
satisfactory, acceptable -- (meeting requirements; "the step makes a satisfactory seat")
       => good (vs. bad) -- (having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified; "good news from the hospital"; "a good report card"; "when she was good she was very very good"; "a good knife is one good for cutting"; "this stump will make a good picnic table"; "a good check"; "a good joke"; "a good exterior paint"; "a good secretary"; "a good dress for the office")

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