Antonyms of adj unsatisfactory

1 sense of unsatisfactory

Sense 1
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")

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")

Similarity of adj unsatisfactory

1 sense of unsatisfactory

Sense 1
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")
          Also See-> inadequate#1, unequal#2; unacceptable#2

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