| satisfactory | | |
| adj. | 1. satisfactory | giving satisfaction.; "satisfactory living conditions"; "his grades were satisfactory" |
| ~ acceptable | worthy of acceptance or satisfactory.; "acceptable levels of radiation"; "performances varied from acceptable to excellent" |
| ~ adequate, equal | having the requisite qualities or resources to meet a task.; "she had adequate training"; "her training was adequate"; "she was adequate to the job"; "he was equal to the task" |
| ~ fair to middling, passable, tolerable, adequate | about average; acceptable.; "more than adequate as a secretary" |
| ~ all right, fine, hunky-dory, o.k., ok, okay | being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition.; "an all-right movie"; "the passengers were shaken up but are all right"; "is everything all right?"; "everything's fine"; "things are okay"; "dinner and the movies had been fine"; "another minute I'd have been fine" |
| ~ alright | nonstandard usage. |
| ~ cheering, comforting, satisfying | providing freedom from worry. |
| ~ copacetic, copasetic, copesetic, copesettic | completely satisfactory.; "his smile said that everything was copacetic"; "You had to be a good judge of what a man was like, and the English was copacetic" |
| ~ passing | allowing you to pass (e.g., an examination or inspection) satisfactorily.; "a passing grade" |
| ~ right | in or into a satisfactory condition.; "things are right again now"; "put things right" |
| adj. | 2. acceptable, satisfactory | meeting requirements.; "the step makes a satisfactory seat" |
| ~ good | having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified.; "good news from the hospital"; "a good report card"; "when she was good she was very very good"; "a good knife is one good for cutting"; "this stump will make a good picnic table"; "a good check"; "a good joke"; "a good exterior paint"; "a good secretary"; "a good dress for the office" |
| quench | | |
| v. (consumption) | 1. allay, assuage, quench, slake | satisfy (thirst).; "The cold water quenched his thirst" |
| ~ ingest, consume, have, take in, take | serve oneself to, or consume regularly.; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee" |
| ~ fulfil, fulfill, satisfy, meet, fill | fill or meet a want or need. |
| v. (weather) | 2. blow out, extinguish, quench, snuff out | put out, as of fires, flames, or lights.; "Too big to be extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be contained"; "quench the flames"; "snuff out the candles" |
| ~ stub | extinguish by crushing.; "stub out your cigarette now" |
| ~ douse, put out | put out, as of a candle or a light.; "Douse the lights" |
| ~ black out | obliterate or extinguish.; "Some life-forms were obliterated by the radiation, others survived" |
| v. (social) | 3. quench | electronics: suppress (sparking) when the current is cut off in an inductive circuit, or suppress (an oscillation or discharge) in a component or device. |
| ~ bottle up, suppress, inhibit | control and refrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior. |
| v. (change) | 4. quell, quench, squelch | suppress or crush completely.; "squelch any sign of dissent"; "quench a rebellion" |
| ~ conquer, inhibit, stamp down, suppress, curb, subdue | to put down by force or authority.; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires" |
| v. (change) | 5. quench | reduce the degree of (luminescence or phosphorescence) in (excited molecules or a material) by adding a suitable substance. |
| ~ natural philosophy, physics | the science of matter and energy and their interactions.; "his favorite subject was physics" |
| ~ cut down, reduce, trim back, trim down, cut, cut back, trim, bring down | cut down on; make a reduction in.; "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits" |
| v. (change) | 6. quench | cool (hot metal) by plunging into cold water or other liquid.; "quench steel" |
| ~ cool, cool down, chill | make cool or cooler.; "Chill the food" |
| satisfy | | |
| v. (stative) | 1. fulfil, fulfill, live up to, satisfy | meet the requirements or expectations of. |
| ~ conform to, fit, meet | satisfy a condition or restriction.; "Does this paper meet the requirements for the degree?" |
| ~ suffice, answer, do, serve | be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity.; "A few words would answer"; "This car suits my purpose well"; "Will $100 do?"; "A 'B' grade doesn't suffice to get me into medical school"; "Nothing else will serve" |
| ~ cover | provide for.; "The grant doesn't cover my salary" |
| v. (emotion) | 2. gratify, satisfy | make happy or satisfied. |
| ~ delight, please | give pleasure to or be pleasing to.; "These colors please the senses"; "a pleasing sensation" |
| ~ please | give satisfaction.; "The waiters around her aim to please" |
| ~ content | make content.; "I am contented" |
| v. (consumption) | 3. fill, fulfil, fulfill, meet, satisfy | fill or meet a want or need. |
| ~ cater, ply, provide, supply | give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance.; "The hostess provided lunch for all the guests" |
| ~ answer | be satisfactory for; meet the requirements of or serve the purpose of.; "This may answer her needs" |
| ~ appease, quell, stay | overcome or allay.; "quell my hunger" |
| ~ feed on, feed upon | be sustained by.; "He fed on the great ideas of her mentor" |
| ~ quench, slake, allay, assuage | satisfy (thirst).; "The cold water quenched his thirst" |
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