disappointing - 20 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | disappointing |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unsatisfactory |
| Synonyms: | bitter, depressing, disagreeable, discouraging, distasteful, failing, inadequate, ineffective, inferior, insufficient, lame, mediocre, unhappy, uninteresting, unpleasant, disconcerting, disheartening, displeasing, falling short, frustrating, unfulfilling, unsatisfying |
| Antonyms: | encouraging, pleasing, satisfactory |
| Main Entry: | disappoint |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | sadden, dismay; frustrate |
| Synonyms: | abort, baffle, balk, bungle, chagrin, circumvent, dash, deceive, delude, disconcert, dishearten, disillusion, dissatisfy, dumbfound, embitter, fail, foil, founder, hamper, hinder, leave in the lurch, let down, mislead, put out, tease, thwart, torment, vex, bring to naught, cast down, come to nothing, dash hopes, disenchant, disgruntle, fall down on, fall flat, fall short of, miscarry, not show, ruin prospects, stand up |
| Antonyms: | delight, excite, please, satisfy, make happy |
| Main Entry: | discouraging |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | upsetting |
| Synonyms: | black, bleak, depressing, deterring, disadvantageous, disappointing, dismal, dreary, gloomy, inopportune, oppressive, unfavorable, unpropitious, dampening, daunting, depressive, disheartening, dismaying, dispiriting, dissuading, hindering, off-putting, repressing |
| Antonyms: | auspicious, encouraging, favorable, inspiring, heartening, inspiriting |
| Main Entry: | dissatisfactory |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unsatisfactory |
| Synonyms: | bad, damaged, deficient, disappointing, distressing, inadequate, insufficient, lame, mediocre, offensive, poor, rotten, unacceptable, unsuitable, unworthy, useless, displeasing, junky, no good, not satisfying, not up to par, unsatisfying |
| Main Entry: | regrettable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unfortunate, wrong |
| Synonyms: | calamitous, deplorable, dire, disappointing, distressing, dreadful, grievous, heartbreaking, ill-advised, lamentable, pitiful, sad, shameful, unfavorable, unhappy, woeful, afflictive, pitiable |
| Notes: | a person is regretful; a situation may be regrettable |
| Antonyms: | blessed, fortunate, happy, lucky, right |
| Main Entry: | seamy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | corrupt, unwholesome |
| Synonyms: | bad, dark, degraded, disagreeable, disappointing, disreputable, disturbing, low, nasty, rough, sordid, squalid, unpleasant |
| Antonyms: | respectable, upright, wholesome |
| Main Entry: | unsatisfactory |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | insufficient, inadequate |
| Synonyms: | amiss, bad, damaged, deficient, disappointing, disquieting, distressing, disturbing, lame, mediocre, offensive, poor, regrettable, rotten, second, thin, unacceptable, undesirable, unsuitable, unwelcome, unworthy, weak, wrong, disconcerting, displeasing, for the birds, junky, no good, not good enough, not up to par, schlocky, upsetting, vexing |
| Antonyms: | acceptable, adequate, satisfactory, sufficient, ok |
| Main Entry: | vexatious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | distressing, bothersome |
| Synonyms: | annoying, burdensome, disagreeable, disappointing, disturbing, irksome, irritating, mean, pesky*, provoking, teasing, troublesome, trying, ugly, unpleasant, wicked, worrisome, worrying, afflicting, aggravating, exasperating, nagging, tormenting, troublous, upsetting |
| Antonyms: | assisting, helpful, pleasing, soothing, aiding |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | wanting |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | lacking, inadequate |
| Synonyms: | absent, away, bankrupt, bereft, cut off, defective, deficient, destitute, devoid, disappointing, empty, failing, faulty, gone, half-baked*, imperfect, incomplete, inferior, less, minus, missing, needed, omitted, patchy, poor, scanty, scarce, short, shy, sketchy, substandard, unsound, burned out, cooked, deprived, in default, not good enough, not up to par, out of gas, scant, too little too late, unfulfilled |
| Antonyms: | adequate, perfect, satisfactory, sufficient |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | woeful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | terrible, sad |
| Synonyms: | afflicted, appalling, awful, bad, calamitous, cruel, deplorable, disappointing, disastrous, disconsolate, disgraceful, distressing, doleful, dreadful, feeble, gloomy, grievous, grim, heartbreaking, heartrending, heartsick, hopeless, inadequate, lamentable, lousy*, mean, miserable, mournful, paltry, pathetic, piteous, pitiful, plaintive, poor, rotten, shocking, sorrowful, sorry, tragic, unfortunate, unhappy, wretched, agonized, anguished, catastrophic, grieving, pitiable, racked, tortured |
| Antonyms: | glad, happy, joyful |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | off |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | inferior; spoiled |
| Synonyms: | bad, disappointing, poor, putrid, quiet, rancid, rotten, slack, sour, substandard, unsatisfactory, decomposed, disheartening, displeasing, low-quality, mortifying, not up to par, not up to snuff, turned, unrewarding |
| Antonyms: | on |
| Main Entry: | rotten |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | despicable, inferior, bad |
| Synonyms: | amiss, base, below par*, bum*, contemptible, crummy*, defective, deplorable, dirty, disagreeable, disappointing, diseased, dissatisfactory, filthy, impaired, inadequate, injured, lousy*, mean, nasty, poor, punk*, regrettable, rough, scurrilous, shaky, sorry, sour, substandard, unacceptable, unfortunate, unhappy, unlucky, unpleasant, unsatisfactory, unsound, vile, wasted, wicked, withering, wrong, bruised, displeasing, low-grade |
| Antonyms: | good, kind, nice, superior |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | backfire |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | have an opposite effect |
| Synonyms: | backlash, boomerang, bounce back, disappoint, fail, flop, rebound, recoil, ricochet, miscarry, spring back |
| Main Entry: | baffle |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | hinder |
| Synonyms: | beat, block, check, circumvent, dash, defeat, disappoint, foil, frustrate, impede, obstruct, prevent, ruin, thwart, upset |
| Antonyms: | abet, aid, assist, encourage, help, relieve, support |
| Main Entry: | balk |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | thwart |
| Synonyms: | baffle, bar, beat, check, circumvent, counteract, cramp, cramp one's style, dash, defeat, disappoint, disconcert, foil, forestall, frustrate, hinder, obstruct, prevent, ruin, stall, stop, throw a curve, throw monkey wrench in, upset the apple cart |
| Antonyms: | aid, help, make easier |
| Main Entry: | bilk |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | cheat |
| Synonyms: | bamboozle*, beat, circumvent, con, deceive, defraud, disappoint, do*, fleece*, flimflam*, foil, frustrate, gyp*, overreach, rook*, ruin, snow*, swindle, thwart, trick |
| Antonyms: | give, give away |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | blight |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | ruin, destroy |
| Synonyms: | annihilate, blast, crush, damage, dash, decay, disappoint, foul up*, frustrate, injure, mar, mess up*, nip in the bud*, nullify, shrivel, spoil, taint, trash*, wither, wreck, glitch up |
| Antonyms: | aid, bless, guard, help, prosper, protect |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | circumvent |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | fool, mislead |
| Synonyms: | avoid, beat, beguile, bilk, bypass, cramp, crimp, deceive, detour, disappoint, dodge, dupe, elude, ensnare, entrap, escape, evade, foil, frustrate, hoodwink, outflank, outwit, overreach, prevent, queer, ruin, shun, sidestep, skirt, stave off, stump, stymie, thwart, trick, circumnavigate, get around, steer clear of, ward off |
| Antonyms: | aid, allow, assist, help, permit |
| Main Entry: | counter |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | answer, respond in retaliation |
| Synonyms: | backtalk, beat, bilk, buck, circumvent, contravene, counteract, cross, dash, disappoint, foil, frustrate, hinder, match, meet, offset, oppose, parry, pit, resist, respond, retaliate, return, ruin, take on, thumbs down, vie, counterwork, fly in the face of, have bone to pick, hit back, play off, ward off |
| Main Entry: | dash |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | discourage, frustrate |
| Synonyms: | abash, baffle, balk, beat, bilk, blast, blight, chagrin, chill, circumvent, cloud, confound, dampen, disappoint, discomfort, dismay, foil, nip, ruin, spoil, thwart, dispirit |
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