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Synonyms for gratifying
grat·i·fy·ing
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English Synonyms and Antonyms
gratifying
Agreeable refers to whatever gives a mild degree of pleasure; as, an agreeable perfume. Acceptable indicates a thing to be worthy of acceptance; as, an acceptable offering. Grateful is stronger than agreeable or gratifying, indicating whatever awakens a feeling akin to gratitude. A pleasant face and pleasing manners arouse pleasurable sensations, and make the possessor an agreeable companion; if possessed of intelligence, vivacity, and goodness, such a person's society will be delightful. Criminals may find each other's company congenial, but scarcely delightful. Satisfying denotes anything that is received with calm acquiescence, as substantial food, or established truth. That is welcome which is received with joyful heartiness; as, welcome tidings. Compare BEAUTIFUL; CHARMING; DELICIOUS.
Synonyms:
acceptable, agreeable, congenial, delicious, delightful, grateful, pleasant, pleasing, pleasurable, refreshing, satisfying, welcomeAntonyms:
depressing, disappointing, distressing, hateful, horrible, melancholy, miserable, mournful, painful, saddening, woful, wretched
Princeton's WordNet
gratifying, sweetadjective
pleasing to the mind or feeling
"sweet revenge"
Synonyms:
odorous, pleasurable, fresh, enjoyable, sweet-smelling, sugared, cherubic, honeyed, sweet-scented, mellifluous, unfermented, dulcet, sweet, sweetened, odoriferous, perfumed, angelical, seraphic, scented, angelic, mellisonant, sweet-flavoredAntonyms:
unpleasant, displeasingenjoyable, gratifying, pleasurableadjective
affording satisfaction or pleasure
"the company was enjoyable"; "found her praise gratifying"; "full of happiness and pleasurable excitement"; "good printing makes a book more pleasurable to read"
Synonyms:
enjoyable, sweet, pleasurableAntonyms:
unpleasant, displeasing
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "gratifying":
pleasing, rewarding, satisfactory, heartening, encouraging, comforting, satisfying, welcome, pleasant, pleased
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#685 | welcome | |
#2085 | fresh | |
#2466 | sweet | |
#4670 | acceptable | |
#5012 | pleased | |
#5538 | pleasant | |
#7625 | delicious | |
#7874 | encouraging | |
#8185 | satisfactory | |
#9031 | grateful | |
#10254 | enjoyable | |
#11543 | satisfying | |
#12582 | delightful | |
#13559 | refreshing | |
#13663 | rewarding | |
#16496 | scented | |
#16939 | pleasing | |
#26335 | comforting | |
#28349 | angelic | |
#29420 | agreeable | |
#31143 | pleasurable | |
#40362 | gratifying | |
#42753 | sweetened | |
#45963 | perfumed | |
#58985 | congenial | |
#74503 | heartening | |
#102961 | sugared | |
#110914 | seraphic | |
#120295 | honeyed | |
#121952 | odorous | |
#175153 | mellifluous | |
#182872 | dulcet | |
#236336 | cherubic | |
#242476 | unfermented | |
#272533 | odoriferous |
How to use gratifying in a sentence?
Coming back to Broadway is like coming home again, 'The Iceman Cometh' experience has been especially gratifying.
Coming into this event, we knew that the bar that we all collectively set was very high, it's extremely gratifying the numbers exceeding even our lofty goals.
It's gratifying that there is tremendous interest in having this vehicle available, the states have said, 'We really like this.'.
I never expected to make national news in this particular way, and I'm sure I don't see all of the things that are being written, but I do see a lot, and it has been gratifying to see outlets and writers that indeed are across [the] ideological spectrum defending the freedom of speech and academic expression.
I had no idea this would be my life’s work, it’s gratifying, the way people feel about our product. What’s the old saying? Therapy is good, but liquor is quicker.
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