gratifying
Americanadjective
Usage
What are other ways to say gratifying?
Something that is gratifying gives or causes satisfaction. But calling something gratifying isn’t exactly the same as calling it pleasing or interesting. Find out why on Thesaurus.com.
Other Word Forms
- gratifyingly adverb
- nongratifying adjective
- nongratifyingly adverb
- ungratifying adjective
Etymology
Origin of gratifying
Example Sentences
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It seemed a confirmation—we were in the wilderness now—and a gratifying, totally commensurate reward for a day of hard toil.
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“Yes!” said I. And although my sister instantly boxed my ears, it was highly gratifying to me to see that the answer spoilt his joke, and brought him to a dead stop.
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From time to time, I believe, he glimpsed that there was something—some elusive, elemental something—that made being out in the woods almost gratifying.
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“It’s much more gratifying to come up with a decision on your own. Anyone can follow an algorithm. There is a tendency to say, ‘Well, certainly I can do better.
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Just ahead, the thicket of guava branches clears, and there is the footpath, and beyond, the gratifying sight of the car still on the side of the road.
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