Definition

Adjective 1. Adequate, acceptable, or good enough: Meeting a standard or requirement, sufficient to fulfill a need or purpose without necessarily being excellent or outstanding. 2. Providing satisfaction: Causing a feeling of contentment or fulfillment by meeting expectations or desires.

Usage

• Used to describe something that is acceptable or sufficient, often implying it meets the minimum requirements.
• Commonly modifies nouns like , , , , , , .
• Often used in formal or academic contexts (e.g., evaluations, reports) but is also common in general speech.

Examples

• General Use:
  • The hotel room was clean and satisfactory for our short stay.
  • She gave a satisfactory explanation for her absence.
• Academic/Formal Evaluation:
  • The student's work was deemed satisfactory and he passed the course.
  • The inspector found the safety procedures to be satisfactory.

Advanced Usage

• "Satisfactory to": Indicates the person or entity whose standards are met.
  • The terms of the agreement were satisfactory to both parties.
• "More than satisfactory": Used to indicate that something exceeds basic adequacy.
  • Your contribution to the project has been more than satisfactory.

Variants and Related Words

• Satisfactorily (adverb): In a satisfactory manner.
  • The engine is performing satisfactorily.
• Satisfy (verb): To meet the needs, expectations, or desires of someone; to fulfill a condition.
• Satisfaction (noun): The feeling of pleasure or contentment from having a need or desire fulfilled.
• Unsatisfactory (adjective): Not satisfactory; inadequate or unacceptable.

Synonyms

• Adequate: Sufficient for a specific requirement.
• Acceptable: Able to be agreed on; suitable.
• Sufficient: Enough to meet the needs of a situation.
• Passable: Just good enough to be acceptable; adequate.
• Competent: Adequately qualified or capable.

Antonyms

• Unsatisfactory: Not good enough; unacceptable.
• Inadequate: Lacking the quality or quantity required.
• Poor: Of a low or inferior standard.
• Unacceptable: Not satisfactory or allowable.

Idioms and Common Phrases

• "Up to satisfactory standard": Meeting the required level of quality.
  • We must ensure all products are up to satisfactory standard before shipment.
• "Find something satisfactory": To judge something as adequate or acceptable.
  • The committee found the proposal satisfactory and approved it.

Adjective

1. meeting requirements
   • the step makes a satisfactory seat
2. giving satisfaction
   • satisfactory living conditions
   • his grades were satisfactory