rewarding
Americanadjective
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affording satisfaction, valuable experience, or the like; worthwhile.
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affording financial or material gain; profitable.
adjective
Other Word Forms
- quasi-rewarding adjective
- rewardingly adverb
- unrewarding adjective
Etymology
Origin of rewarding
Example Sentences
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Nick Yeatman, the chief executive at Trovr, added: "We want to turn everyday actions into meaningful impact; the initiative at Weston Favell brings that to life in a simple, rewarding way."
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
The result is immediate, vivid, and complete in its own way, asking for minutes instead of hours—and rewarding you anyway.
From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026
He remembers it as one of the most rewarding experiences of his young life: a “dopamine rush,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
Content that is age appropriate and used to supplement instruction can be beneficial as long as it avoids rewarding children for play, is not overstimulating and doesn’t include autoplay or distractions like ads, Munzer said.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026
My work was interesting and rewarding, but still I had to be careful not to let it consume me.
From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama
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