dissatisfied

[dis-sat-is-fahyd] / dɪsˈsæt ɪsˌfaɪd /

ADJECTIVE

not satisfied or pleased

Synonyms

STRONGEST

discontented

STRONG

annoyed begrudging bothered complaining disaffected disappointed disgruntled displeased fretting frustrated griping grudging grumbling irked jaundiced kvetching offended sniveling unhappy vexed

WEAK

crabby critical ennuied envious faultfinding fed-up fretful grumpy insatiable jealous malcontent malcontented not happy not satisfied picky plaintive put out querulous sulky sullen unappeased unassuaged unfulfilled ungratified unsated unsatisfied

Antonyms

STRONG

contented happy pleased satisfied

WEAK

fulfilled gratified

Example Sentences

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But the transition was tough, and he found single life dissatisfying.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2025

Anna’s narrative drift takes her to Athens, leading to an ending some may find perfectly natural and others dissatisfying.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 14, 2023

This was for me an odd and largely dissatisfying episode in addition to being, at over an hour, the longest episode to date.

From New York Times • Apr. 19, 2023

Even if A.I. could make changes to movies and books that you personally find dissatisfying, part of those works’ value lies in the shared conversations they inspire—conversations that require opinions about common, historically situated texts.

From Slate • Mar. 29, 2023

Today she felt that the prospect ahead was dreary and dissatisfying.

From The Camp Fire Girls Behind the Lines by Vandercook, Margaret O'Bannon Womack

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