disappointing Play adjectiveFailing to fulfil someone's hopes or expectations. SYNONYMS anticlimacticbelow pardeficientdepressingdiscouragingdisenchantingdishearteningdisillusioningdismayingdispiritingdissatisfyingdistressinginadequateinferiorinsufficientlamenot all it's cracked up to benot good enoughnot up to scratchnot up to snuffpatheticpitifulpoorregrettableropyrubbishsaddeningsecond-ratesorrysubstandardunderwhelmingunfortunateunsatisfactoryunworthyupsetting