How to Use satisfactory in a Sentence

satisfactory

adjective
Definition of satisfactorynext
Synonyms for satisfactorynext
  • The movie was brought to a satisfactory close.
  • He gave a satisfactory account of how the accident had happened.
  • The job requires a satisfactory level of performance.
  • His work has been satisfactory, but not outstanding.
  • Results are less satisfactory than had been anticipated.
  • Just then, the tourist comes down the stairs, says the rooms are not satisfactory, picks up the $100 note and leaves.
    — Willie Brown, SFChronicle.com, 25 Apr. 2020
  • For a school as large and as wealthy as Texas, eight wins is not a satisfactory bar.
    — Brice Paterik, Dallas News, 9 July 2020
  • How will all this lead to an end-state that is satisfactory to both sides?
    — Anna Mulrine Grobe, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 June 2022
  • And the lid makes a satisfactory flick, like fiddling with a lighter.
    — Geoffrey A. Fowler, The Denver Post, 7 July 2019
  • That way, each of his two women will be free to find a more satisfactory mate.
    — Joan Acocella, The New Yorker, 15 Mar. 2021
  • There is a way to salvage this that is satisfactory to both sides.
    — Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY, 4 July 2023
  • If that is satisfactory to some, the Jazz players aren’t among them.
    — Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 19 June 2021
  • The deal has not closed, so the viability of the project could hinge on a settlement satisfactory to the state, the city and Moreno.
    — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2021
  • Our sales in India over the past two years have been satisfactory.
    — Manavi Kapur, Quartz India, 14 Aug. 2019
  • The food wavers from satisfactory one moment to downright bad the next, as variable as the sea.
    — Christina Tkacik, baltimoresun.com, 15 Aug. 2019
  • When Sanofi went live with its AI app, the quality of the data was not satisfactory.
    — Paul Hudson, Fortune, 30 Oct. 2023
  • Their decisions were most satisfactory to Auburn and Tuskaloosa and the crowd never once yelled at the umpire.
    — al, 22 Nov. 2021
  • If this game plays out like that, and UConn can come out of it without more major injuries, that will have to be satisfactory.
    — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 16 Sep. 2022
  • Sheets said many kids will be able to talk to their parents about peer pressure and figure out satisfactory ways to deal with it.
    — Amy Schwabe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 27 Sep. 2021
  • Starlink has been adding users like crazy in the last year, but the performance always seemed satisfactory to me.
    — Brian Westover, PCMAG, 17 May 2023
  • With a bad taste in his mouth after the less than satisfactory killing of his green-haired hostage, Chloe, Kurt is making a mad grab for his next victim.
    — Kelly McClure, Vulture, 12 Dec. 2021
  • So, rows of shops with the shutters down, no satisfactory work, the gig economy.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 28 May 2023
  • The first two contracts were satisfactory but Leyendecker didn’t think the firm would be used again.
    — Karen Zurawski, Houston Chronicle, 24 June 2019
  • Can Davis and Green, two seniors who had never seen the field of 68, get any sort of satisfactory ending to their careers?
    — Zach Osterman, Indianapolis Star, 16 Mar. 2020
  • The soft product and food, while satisfactory, hasn’t changed.
    — Matt Nelson, USA TODAY, 30 Apr. 2018
  • The 76ers, Heat, and Lakers couldn’t come up with a satisfactory package.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 27 Mar. 2021
  • Maybe that's not a satisfactory result for some fans, but try to keep it all in perspective.
    — Pat Brennan, Cincinnati.com, 15 July 2019
  • The satisfactory foam that this frother created held its shape throughout the pour test.
    — Alyssa Brascia, Peoplemag, 16 Oct. 2023
  • The creator also assured that even though there wasn’t a volume four to base the fourth season on, the ending will be pretty satisfactory.
    — Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 8 Aug. 2024
  • On Wednesday, bacteria levels in the Seine were deemed satisfactory, and despite rain overnight that left the streets slick, the women’s and men’s races were allowed to proceed.
    — Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 July 2024

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'satisfactory.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: