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rewarding

American  
[ri-wawr-ding] / rɪˈwɔr dɪŋ /

adjective

  1. affording satisfaction, valuable experience, or the like; worthwhile.

  2. affording financial or material gain; profitable.

rewarding British  
/ rɪˈwɔːdɪŋ /

adjective

  1. giving personal satisfaction; gratifying

    caring for the elderly is rewarding
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Other Word Forms

  • quasi-rewarding adjective
  • rewardingly adverb
  • unrewarding adjective

Etymology

Origin of rewarding

First recorded in 1690–1700; reward + -ing 2

Example Sentences

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Rightly or wrongly, the Ballon d'Or isn't simply a case of rewarding solo brilliance.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 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

“We had high-performing officials who worked this year’s championship games and the Super Bowl who were paid less for those games than what they were paid for a regular-season game. That certainly isn’t rewarding performance.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 31, 2026

Jessie did not come around anymore, she was fishing the rewarding waters of the open stream, she was returning to a tree hollow full of babies.

From "My Side of the Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

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