Off
Off adjective - Falling short of a standard.
Usage example: the milk tasted off
Unsatisfactory is a synonym for off in inferior topic. In some cases you can use "Unsatisfactory" instead an adjective "Off", when it comes to topics like unfair, unacceptable.
Nearby Word: offing
Unsatisfactory
Unsatisfactory adjective - Falling short of a standard.
Usage example: an unsatisfactory first attempt at building a birdhouse
Nearby Word: unsatisfactorily
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- poor and off
- poor and unsatisfactory
- wrong and off
- wrong and unsatisfactory
- inadequate and off
- inadequate and unsatisfactory
- bad and off
- bad and unsatisfactory
- rotten and off
- rotten and unsatisfactory
- disheartening and off
- disheartening and unsatisfactory
- below par and off
- below par and unsatisfactory
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Unsatisfactory and Off. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/off/unsatisfactory
Off & Unsatisfactory. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/off/unsatisfactory>.
Unsatisfactory or Off. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/off/unsatisfactory.
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