Synonyms for gratification
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Enjoyment — A feeling of pleasure; satisfaction
2. Satisfaction
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
A feeling of pleasure; satisfaction.
- n. 2
The act of gratifying or pleasing, either the mind, or the appetite or taste.
gratification of the heart gratification of the palate
Related words
- Word family
- gratify
Forms
- Plural
- gratifications → enjoyments, pleasures, delights, fruitions…
Choose the right word
Gratification is the giving any mental or physical desire something that it craves; satisfaction is the giving such a desire all that it craves.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- pleasure Tom derives pleasure from helping disabled people.
- enjoyment Enjoyment drives my choices, not financial gain.
- reward The reward of a thing well done is to have done it.
- satisfaction Customer satisfaction is our number one priority.
- pleasing How could you possibly find this stench pleasing?
- indulgence His parents are tolerant of his self-indulgence.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| gratification | steady | |
| pleasure | rising | |
| enjoyment | steady | |
| reward | rising | |
| satisfaction | steady | |
| pleasing | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 6 letters
- luxury3, reward2
- 7 letters
- delight2
- 8 letters
- pleasure2, pleasing2, fruition3, gladness
- 9 letters
- enjoyment3
- 10 letters
- indulgence3, recompense3
- 12 letters
- satisfaction4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (luxury3 = 3 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- gratification