Disappointing
Disappointing adjective - Not up to expectations.
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Synonyms for Disappointing
Sad is a synonym for disappointing in unsatisfactory topic. In some cases you can use "Sad" instead an adjective "Disappointing".
Sad
Sad adjective - Feeling unhappiness.
Disappointing is a synonym for sad in regrettable topic. You can use "Disappointing" instead an adjective "Sad".
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Now, 15 years might have passed in between for Clare to turn evil, but it was still a bit disappointing that the writers had to basically turn her previous exit storyline, a happy ending, into a sad one.
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