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satisfactory

sat·is·fac·to·ry
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [sat-is-fak-tuh-ree, -fak-tree]
    • /ˌsæt ɪsˈfæk tə ri, -ˈfæk tri/
    • /ˌsæt.ɪsˈfæk.tər.i/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [sat-is-fak-tuh-ree, -fak-tree]
    • /ˌsæt ɪsˈfæk tə ri, -ˈfæk tri/

Definitions of satisfactory word

  • adjective satisfactory giving or affording satisfaction; fulfilling all demands or requirements: a satisfactory solution. 1
  • adjective satisfactory Theology. atoning or expiating. 1
  • adjective satisfactory meeting requirements 1
  • adjective satisfactory good, not great 1
  • adjective satisfactory elementary school mark 1
  • adjective satisfactory Something that is satisfactory is acceptable to you or fulfils a particular need or purpose. 0

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Origin of satisfactory

First appearance:

before 1520
One of the 28% oldest English words
1520-30; < Medieval Latin satisfactōrius, equivalent to Latin satisfac(ere) to do enough + -tōrius -tory1

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Parts of speech for Satisfactory

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

satisfactory popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for satisfactory

adj satisfactory

  • a-ok — in perfect working order; excellent
  • all there — having his or her wits about him or her; of normal intelligence
  • aok — Alternative spelling of A-okay.
  • aperitive — aperient.

adjective satisfactory

  • acceptable — Acceptable activities and situations are those that most people approve of or consider to be normal.
  • alright — all right
  • assuaging — to make milder or less severe; relieve; ease; mitigate: to assuage one's grief; to assuage one's pain.
  • delighting — a high degree of pleasure or enjoyment; joy; rapture: She takes great delight in her job.
  • eligible — qualified for sth

Antonyms for satisfactory

adj satisfactory

  • anguished — Anguished means showing or feeling great mental suffering or physical pain.
  • at a premium — If something is at a premium, it is wanted or needed, but is difficult to get or achieve.
  • back to the wall — (Idiomatic) (Can we clean up(+) this sense?) A very difficult situation with no beneficial options available for action.
  • dead duck — If you describe someone or something as a dead duck, you are emphasizing that you think they have absolutely no chance of succeeding.
  • deficient — If someone or something is deficient in a particular thing, they do not have the full amount of it that they need in order to function normally or work properly.

adjective satisfactory

  • junky — of the nature of junk; trashy.
  • wanting — lacking or absent: a motor with some of the parts wanting.
  • woeful — full of woe; wretched; unhappy: a woeful situation.
  • dissatisfactory — causing dissatisfaction; unsatisfactory: dissatisfactory service.

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