Synonyms for satisfying
- adjective
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Hearty
good, hearty, substantial, solid, square
2. Pleasing
pleasing, satisfactory, comforting, rewarding, gratifying, delightful, acceptable, grateful, agreeable
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
That satisfies, gratifies or pleases; that removes any feeling of lack.
- adj. 2
Pleasing to certain sensory channels in neurocognition, especially auditory and tactile ones synesthetically via ASMR.
Related words
- Word family
- satisfyingly
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Satisfying denotes anything that is received with calm acquiescence, as substantial food, or established truth.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- substantial Human vices provide substantial government income.
- pleasing How could you possibly find this stench pleasing?
- satisfactory His proposal is far from being satisfactory to us.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| satisfying | steady | |
| substantial | falling | |
| pleasing | steady | |
| satisfactory | falling | |
| satiating | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- good1
- 5 letters
- solid2
- 6 letters
- square1, hearty2
- 8 letters
- grateful2, pleasing2
- 9 letters
- rewarding3, agreeable4, satiating
- 10 letters
- acceptable4, delightful3, comforting3, gratifying4
- 11 letters
- substantial3
- 12 letters
- satisfactory4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (solid2 = 2 syllables).