satisfying

adjective

/ˈsætɪsfaɪɪŋ/

Word Family

satisfaction noun (≠ dissatisfaction)
satisfactory adjective (≠ unsatisfactory)
satisfy verb
satisfying adjective (≠ unsatisfying)
satisfied adjective (≠ dissatisfied) (≠ unsatisfied)

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giving pleasure because it provides something you need or want
- a satisfying meal
- a satisfying experience
- it is satisfying to do something It's satisfying to play a game really well.
Synonyms satisfying
satisfying
- rewarding
- pleasing
- gratifying
- fulfilling
These words all describe an experience, activity or fact that gives you pleasure because it provides something you need or want.
- satisfying that gives you pleasure because it provides something you need or want:
  It’s satisfying to play a game really well.
- rewarding (of an experience or activity) that makes you happy because you think it is useful or important; worth doing:
  Nursing can be a very rewarding career.
- pleasing (rather formal) that gives you pleasure, especially to look at, hear or think about:
  It was a simple but pleasing design.
- gratifying (formal) that gives you pleasure, especially because it makes you feel that you have done well:
  It is gratifying to see such good results.
- fulfilling (of an experience or activity) that makes you happy, because it makes you feel your skills and talents are being used:
  I’m finding the work much more fulfilling now.
satisfying, rewarding or fulfilling?Almost any experience, important or very brief, can be satisfying. Rewarding and fulfilling are used more for longer, more serious activities, such as jobs or careers. Satisfying and fulfilling are more about your personal satisfaction or happiness; rewarding is more about your sense of doing something important and being useful to others.Patterns
- a satisfying/rewarding/gratifying/fulfilling experience/feeling
- (a) satisfying/rewarding/fulfilling job/career/work
- to find something satisfying/rewarding/pleasing/gratifying
Extra Examples
- There's something deeply satisfying about eating vegetables that you have grown yourself.
- a mutually satisfying relationship
- the need for a personally satisfying set of beliefs
- It's hard work, but very satisfying.
Topics Working lifeb2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- find something
adverb
- deeply
- eminently
- extremely
- …
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单词	satisfying
释义	satisfying adjective /ˈsætɪsfaɪɪŋ/ /ˈsætɪsfaɪɪŋ/ Word Family satisfaction noun (≠ dissatisfaction) satisfactory adjective (≠ unsatisfactory) satisfy verb satisfying adjective (≠ unsatisfying) satisfied adjective (≠ dissatisfied) (≠ unsatisfied) jump to other results giving pleasure because it provides something you need or want a satisfying meal a satisfying experience it is satisfying to do something It's satisfying to play a game really well. Synonyms satisfyingsatisfying rewarding pleasing gratifying fulfilling These words all describe an experience, activity or fact that gives you pleasure because it provides something you need or want. satisfying that gives you pleasure because it provides something you need or want: It’s satisfying to play a game really well. rewarding (of an experience or activity) that makes you happy because you think it is useful or important; worth doing: Nursing can be a very rewarding career. pleasing (rather formal) that gives you pleasure, especially to look at, hear or think about: It was a simple but pleasing design. gratifying (formal) that gives you pleasure, especially because it makes you feel that you have done well: It is gratifying to see such good results. fulfilling (of an experience or activity) that makes you happy, because it makes you feel your skills and talents are being used: I’m finding the work much more fulfilling now. satisfying, rewarding or fulfilling?Almost any experience, important or very brief, can be satisfying. Rewarding and fulfilling are used more for longer, more serious activities, such as jobs or careers. Satisfying and fulfilling are more about your personal satisfaction or happiness; rewarding is more about your sense of doing something important and being useful to others.Patterns a satisfying/rewarding/gratifying/fulfilling experience/feeling (a) satisfying/rewarding/fulfilling job/career/work to find something satisfying/rewarding/pleasing/gratifying Extra Examples There's something deeply satisfying about eating vegetables that you have grown yourself. a mutually satisfying relationship the need for a personally satisfying set of beliefs It's hard work, but very satisfying. Topics Working lifeb2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be find something adverb deeply eminently extremely … See full entry
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