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Synonyms for gratified

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glad pleased satisfied delighted

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Adjective

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Gratified always refers to a pleasure conferred by some human agent, and the feeling is modified by the consideration that we owe it in part to another. A person may be glad or delighted to see a friend, and gratified at the attention shown by his visits.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Example sentences

  • glad First of all, let me say how glad I am to be here.
  • pleased All the orchestra were pleased with their success.
  • satisfied I am by no means satisfied with my present income.
  • delighted The very idea of being sent abroad delighted them.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
gratifiedfalling
gladrising
pleasedsteady
satisfiedsteady
delightedsteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters
glad1
5 letters
happy2
7 letters
content2, pleased1
9 letters
satisfied3, delighted3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (happy2 = 2 syllables).