Synonyms for disappointing
ˌdɪs əˈpɔɪn tɪŋdis·ap·point·ing

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1. disappointing

   Synonyms:
   depressing, distressing, hateful, horrible, melancholy, miserable, mournful, painful, saddening, woful, wretched

   Antonyms:
   acceptable, agreeable, congenial, delicious, delightful, grateful, gratifying, pleasant, pleasing, pleasurable, refreshing, satisfying, welcome

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. disappointing, dissatisfactory, unsatisfyingadjective

   not up to expectations

   "a disappointing performance from one who had seemed so promising"

   Synonyms:
   unsatisfying, dissatisfactory

   Antonyms:
   satisfactory

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1. List of paraphrases for "disappointing":

   disappointed, frustrating, discouraging, disheartening, unsatisfactory, regrettable, depressing, dispiriting, unfortunate, daunting, distressing

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1. Hamza Khan:

   A lot of this rally will be profit-taking ahead of the DoE numbers, the stage is set for a recovery but as long as we keep getting disappointing numbers out of China it will weigh and delay a recovery.

2. Jonathan Leitch:

   Last year was the best year on record for European refiners, whatever came next was going to be disappointing.

3. Bernard Baruch:

   Vote for the man who promises least; he'll be the least disappointing.

4. Andrea Constand:

   Today’s majority decision regarding Bill Cosby is not only disappointing but of concern in that it may discourage those who seek justice for sexual assault in the criminal justice system from reporting or participating in the prosecution of the assailant or may force a victim to choose between filing either a criminal or civil action.

5. Amy Winehouse:

   When I first saw the Senna film I thought 'This is it. I'm looking at history here', the way they have cut it, (in) the last third of the film I'm hardly in it, giving the impression that we weren't there and that's what so disappointing ... Everyone knows that I was with Amy all the time.