disappointing

1. 1.

   not up to expectations

   “a disappointing performance from one who had seemed so promising”

   Synonymsdissatisfactoryunsatisfying

   Similarunsatisfactory

Questions about disappointing

What does disappointing mean?

disappointing means "not up to expectations".

How many syllables are in disappointing?

disappointing has 4 syllables: dis-ap-poin-ting. The stress falls on "poin". In IPA it is /ˌdɪsəˈpɔɪntɪŋ/.

What is another word for disappointing?

Close synonyms include dissatisfactory, unsatisfying. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is disappointing a common word?

disappointing is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with disappointing?

1 word rhymes with disappointing. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.