as in frustrated
having a feeling that one has been wronged or thwarted in one's ambitions
the store prides itself on never allowing a customer to walk away dissatisfied
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as in disappointed
to fall short in satisfying the expectation or hope of
a restaurant serving portions that will not dissatisfy even the heartiest eater
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as in displeased
to make discontented
an administrative assistant dissatisfied by her meager paycheck
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Recent Examples of dissatisfied
Lauren Peller, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2025
But Ruth is not a novel about whether a dissatisfied woman ought to stay or leave.
—Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2025
This not only left us dissatisfied, but also annoyed our father, who then had to rebox the puzzles.
—Literary Hub, 15 Aug. 2025
His customers vary in shape and size, all of them existentially dissatisfied.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 14 Aug. 2025
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Adjective
As Democrats remain dissatisfied with Justice Department's records compliance with a House Oversight Committee subpoena, the Rules panel is likely to resume its pressure campaign that could invariably renew the stalemate.
—Lauren Peller, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2025
But Ruth is not a novel about whether a dissatisfied woman ought to stay or leave.
—Hillary Kelly, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2025
This not only left us dissatisfied, but also annoyed our father, who then had to rebox the puzzles.
—Literary Hub, 15 Aug. 2025
His customers vary in shape and size, all of them existentially dissatisfied.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 14 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dissatisfied
Adjective
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Xu said, noting that frustrated clients began moving funds to Japan, Hong Kong and Dubai instead.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
12 Sep. 2025
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Service is also a realistic story about a frustrated middle-aged former journalist and aspiring novelist idling in an ultra-low-paying job.—
Susan Coll
September 12,
Literary Hub,
12 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Arsenal will be disappointed, however, with their inability to balance the books with more high-value sales.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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On the other hand, some were disappointed in Williams for seemingly feeding into thinness culture that she is known for pushing back against.—
Janice Gassam Asare,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Lawmakers, understandably, were displeased.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
4 Sep. 2025
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Some Democrats who remained in Washington were displeased.—
Rachael Dziaba,
ABC News,
6 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Lellouche stars as unlikely hero Zem, a disillusioned Zone 3 cop with an idealistic militant past, who is teamed with haughty, high-flying Zone 2 officer Salia, played by Adèle Exarchopoulos, after a leading politician is assassinated in Zone 1.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
10 Sep. 2025
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Nathan Allen, a New College alumnus who served as Corcoran’s vice president of strategy and special projects in 2023 and 2024, said his experience inside the project left him disillusioned and convinced that the college’s future is not secure under the current administration or state control.—
Alice Herman,
Miami Herald,
6 Sep. 2025
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Humans are the only animals known to be discontented with natural selection.—
Tad Friend,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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My research team works hard to keep the email addresses up to date, but executives keep changing their addresses to avoid having to deal with unhappy customers.—
Christopher Elliott,
Mercury News,
10 Sep. 2025
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But few seemed to leave unhappy.—
Jonathan Hawkins,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Everyone Lee comes into contact with is at minimum annoyed with him most of the time, if not outright hating him.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
4 Sep. 2025
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Keanu, still annoyed from the veto ceremony, talked to Ava Pearl in the HOH room and called Rachel a liar.—
David Wysong,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The always watchable Zem (Other People’s Children) is strong as an obsessive intellectual whose theories drive him to push others to the brink, while Valeria Golino (a requisite for any Italian festival film these days) shows up as the aggrieved mother of a victim.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Sep. 2025
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But its sympathy for its aggrieved antihero feels very current.—
Katie Rife,
IndieWire,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Dissatisfied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dissatisfied. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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