1
as in saddening
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2
as in inadequate
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as in failing
to fall short in satisfying the expectation or hope of
they were disappointed by the outcome of the big game
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Recent Examples of disappointing
Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025
The group’s declines this week come after disappointing home builder sentiment , weaker-than-expected housing starts, and a revenue miss from luxury builder Toll Brothers .
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 19 Feb. 2025
Without comment, the airline refunded you $61 — a disappointing conclusion to your case.
—Christopher Elliott, King Features Syndicate, The Mercury News, 17 Feb. 2025
This past week featured a couple of disappointing reports that showed inflation unexpectedly accelerated last month.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2025
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Adjective
This is especially disappointing considering that the Spurs had just swung a massive mid-season trade to acquire All-Star ex-Sacramento Kings point guard De'Aaron Fox, who's in his absolute prime at age 27.
—Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 20 Feb. 2025
The group’s declines this week come after disappointing home builder sentiment , weaker-than-expected housing starts, and a revenue miss from luxury builder Toll Brothers .
—Jeff Marks, CNBC, 19 Feb. 2025
Without comment, the airline refunded you $61 — a disappointing conclusion to your case.
—Christopher Elliott, King Features Syndicate, The Mercury News, 17 Feb. 2025
This past week featured a couple of disappointing reports that showed inflation unexpectedly accelerated last month.
—Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disappointing
Adjective
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In June last year, 23 workers were killed in a fire at a lithium battery factory that authorities blamed on quality control failures and inadequate safety training.—
Reuters,
NBC News,
25 Feb. 2025
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That conviction was set aside by an Oklahoma court which said his defense was inadequate.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA TODAY,
25 Feb. 2025
Verb
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But failing to advance beyond the wild-card round (not to mention losing in infamous or controversial fashion) isn’t what fans had in mind when the front office spoke about building a sustainable contender years ago.—
Kaitlyn McGrath,
The Athletic,
31 Dec. 2024
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Given the constant demands by wind, solar, and EV company executives for more and more government subsidies to sustain their failing business models, this reality could become disastrous for those rent-seeking industries in the coming years as the era of crony capitalism comes to a close.—
David Blackmon,
Forbes,
31 Dec. 2024
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Second, laser technology is deficient in energy, efficiency, and is too expensive.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
23 Feb. 2025
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Of course, soil can also be deficient in important nutrients.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
14 Feb. 2025
Verb
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And no, this isn’t some cheating scandal or love triangle.—
Chris Branch,
The Athletic,
31 Dec. 2024
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Niemann, who had previously admitted to cheating in online games, denied Carlsen's allegations.—
Kerry Breen,
CBS News,
28 Dec. 2024
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Other early innovations, such as fish sticks, were created not to delight the palate but to sell food that many people considered inferior.—
Meghan McCarron,
The Atlantic,
18 Feb. 2025
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John Magaro is terrific as Jarrett, a once-in-a-generation talent who was sleep-deprived, suffering from acute back pain and disdainful of the inferior instrument on which he was expected to perform.—
David Rooney,
The Hollywood Reporter,
16 Feb. 2025
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Representative Mike Lawler of New York, who has hinted at ambitions for a governor bid in 2026, according to the New York Post, will need to walk a fine line between appeasing his party and not upsetting potential voters in his home state, which could put him at odds with Republicans.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
4 Jan. 2025
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These weeds require control to prevent upsetting the entire turf ecosystem.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
1 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Wedged between the cheerless skyscrapers of Third Avenue and an uncharming stretch of Second, just blocks north of the bro bars of Murray Hill, is a row of nine townhouses.—
Adriane Quinlan,
Curbed,
2 Aug. 2024
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Election polls may seem cheerless, inscrutable, and wrapped in data and murky terminology.—
W. Joseph Campbell,
Fortune,
29 Oct. 2024
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To be fair, Towns hasn’t been atrocious guarding the screener this season.—
James L. Edwards III,
The Athletic,
24 Feb. 2025
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More than 1% of the national population is now imprisoned — including children — and conditions are often atrocious, human rights activists say, adding he’s suspended civil rights and conducted massive dragnets that sweep up criminal and innocent alike.—
Tracy Wilkinson,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2025
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“Disappointing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disappointing. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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