Thesaurus:satisfactory

Thesaurus

satisfactory

English

Adjective

Sense: acceptable for a given purpose, neither excellent nor too bad

Synonyms

• acceptable
• adequate
• all right
• average
• close enough
• close enough for government work (US, pejorative)
• decent
• favoursome (obsolete)
• fair
• fine (informal)
• jake (slang)
• good enough
• good enough for government work (US, pejorative)
• hunky dory (informal)
• kosher
• mustn't grumble (UK)
• nonbad
• not bad
• not half bad (idiomatic)
• OK
• okay
• okayish (idiomatic)
• passable
• pretty good
• tolerable
• up to par (idiomatic)
• up to scratch (idiomatic)
• up to snuff (idiomatic)
• reasonable
• respectable
• satisfactory
• snug
• sufficient
• suitable    [⇒ thesaurus]
• tickety-boo (British, informal)

Hyponyms

• a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
• all cats are grey in the dark
• any hole's a goal
• any port in a storm
• beggars can't be choosers
• don't look a gift horse in the mouth
• half a loaf is better than none
• Joan's as good as my lady in the dark
• something is better than nothing

Antonyms

• awesome    [⇒ thesaurus]
• excellent    [⇒ thesaurus]
• wonderful    [⇒ thesaurus]
• good    [⇒ thesaurus]
• mediocre    [⇒ thesaurus]
• bad    [⇒ thesaurus]
• disappointing
• inadequate    [⇒ thesaurus]
• insufficient
• poor
• unsatisfactory
• unsufficient

Hypernyms

• intermediate    [⇒ thesaurus]

See also

• Thesaurus:good

Further reading

• “831. content” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “651. imperfection” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “satisfactory” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.