unsatisfying

1. 1.

   not up to expectations

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

   Synonymsdisappointingdissatisfactory

   Similarunsatisfactory

Questions about unsatisfying

What does unsatisfying mean?

unsatisfying means "not up to expectations".

How many syllables are in unsatisfying?

unsatisfying has 5 syllables: un-sat-is-fy-ing. The stress falls on "sat". In IPA it is /ənˈsætɪˌsfaɪɪŋ/.

What is another word for unsatisfying?

Close synonyms include disappointing, dissatisfactory. 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 unsatisfying a common word?

unsatisfying is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. 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 unsatisfying?

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