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rewarding

rewarding

101 3.5
An activity or experience that makes you feel good and successful
  • adjective
  • /rɪˈwɔrdɪŋ/
translation icon : gratificante
  • The experience was quite rewarding as each class saw what the others had learned.
  • a rewarding experience
  • find rewarding
  • very rewarding

There is nothing more rewarding than actually giving.

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Examples

  • There is nothing more rewarding than actually giving.

  • That's been a really rewarding journey for me.

  • It's very rewarding to see what she does.

  • Singing in an informal setting was a new and rewarding experience for me.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The demands on a president are increasingly complex, and the job, although rewarding, is challenging.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Teaching interdisciplinary lessons to my junior high students was one of the most rewarding experiences.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Professionally, Barney's most rewarding job has been helping students become successful in their own careers.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Momo, I promise you that being a mother is one of the most rewarding and enriching experiences a person can have.

  • Editing LRTS and working with the editorial board is both rewarding and challenging.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Volunteering at the shelter was a truly rewarding experience that brought me immense joy.

Synonyms

enjoyable
vsrewarding
119 1.0

Pleasant to do or experience

carries stronger sense of personal satisfaction or accomplishment
pleasing
vsrewarding
63 2.0

Giving a pleasant feeling of enjoyment or satisfaction

relates more to inner satisfaction and real achievement than surface agreeableness
gratifying
vsrewarding
41 3.7

Pleasing and making you feel proud or satisfied

tends toward broader satisfaction and lasting achievement
pleasurable
vsrewarding
34 3.5

Causing a feeling of enjoyment or happiness

is more about deeper satisfaction or achievement than simple pleasure
satisfying
vsrewarding
1 2.2

A pleasant feeling of being happy when a need or wish is met

focuses more on lasting achievement and personal satisfaction
fulfilling
vsrewarding
3.9

Making you feel happy and satisfied because you do something useful

is more about pleasure or achievement than meaningful purpose
rewardful
vsrewarding
  • Archaic
7.5

Giving a good feeling and benefit after hard work

centers more on inner satisfaction and personal achievement than external gain

Antonyms

1 4.8

Does not make you feel satisfied or successful

How Rewarding

rewarding
101 3.5
satisfying
1 2.2
pleasant
314 1.0
unrewarding
1 4.8

Surface Forms

rewarding positive
rewarded comparative
rewardingest superlative

Morphology

rewarding = reward (transparent) = reward + ing

Standard adjectival/participial formation from the verb 'reward' yielding the predictable meaning 'giving satisfaction or reward'.

Etymology

Rewarding comes from reward, a word built from old parts re- 'back' and ward 'toward', so it once meant to 'give back' something for good service. So something rewarding 'gives back' pleasure or a strong feeling of achievement.