satisfactory

Questions about satisfactory

What does satisfactory mean?

satisfactory means "giving satisfaction". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in satisfactory?

satisfactory has 4 syllables: satis-fac-tor-y. The stress falls on "tor". In IPA it is /ˌsætəˈsfæktɹi/.

What is another word for satisfactory?

Close synonyms include acceptable, decent. 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.

What is the opposite of satisfactory?

The recorded antonyms are unsatisfactory.

Is satisfactory a common word?

satisfactory 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.