Skip to main content
satisfying

satisfying

1 2.2
A pleasant feeling of being happy when a need or wish is met
  • adjective
  • /ˈsætɪsfaɪɪŋ/
translation icon : satisfactorio
  • Completing the puzzle was a satisfying accomplishment after so many hours of work.
  • the most satisfying
  • Satisfying list

Remember when this had like that super satisfying spaceship sound?

Autoplay Next

Examples

  • The movie ended on a satisfying note, leaving the audience pleased with the resolution.

  • Hearing her children laugh and play was a satisfying experience for the mother.

  • We are ready for the most satisfying part, the clean up.

  • Oh, this is actually very satisfying to you guys.

  • That is so much more satisfying and so fast.

  • I am leaving you with some satisfying sounds of the assembly process.

  • But it's, it's deeper than that and it's, it's a satisfying feeling.

  • Pointe shoes are very satisfying because of this noise.

  • This, on the other hand, is a satisfying kind of grippiness.

  • Again, the satisfying snap of the elastic bands.

Synonyms

enjoyable
vssatisfying
119 1.0

Pleasant to do or experience

focuses on contentment from expectations being met rather than simple pleasantness
rewarding
vssatisfying
101 3.5

An activity or experience that makes you feel good and successful

centers on meeting desires or expectations rather than achievement
pleasing
vssatisfying
63 2.0

Giving a pleasant feeling of enjoyment or satisfaction

means contentment from needs being met, not only attractiveness or agreeability
gratifying
vssatisfying
41 3.7

Pleasing and making you feel proud or satisfied

emphasizes contentment from needs or expectations rather than praise or reward
pleasurable
vssatisfying
34 3.5

Causing a feeling of enjoyment or happiness

stresses contentment from needs being met rather than mere pleasure
fulfilling
vssatisfying
3.9

Making you feel happy and satisfied because you do something useful

focuses on meeting a need or expectation rather than meaningful purpose

Antonyms

190 1.4

Not as good as you expected or hoped

12 3.7

Less good than you expected and leaving you disappointed

Compounds

A nice deep sound when something hits a surface, like a stone in a bucket

How Satisfying

delightful
202 2.0
satisfying
1 2.2
pleasant
314 1.0
unsatisfying
12 3.7

Surface Forms

satisfying positive

Morphology

satisfying = satisfy (transparent) = satisfy + ing

Formed by the productive suffix '-ing' from the verb 'satisfy'; meaning 'causing or giving satisfaction' is directly derivable.

Etymology

Satisfying comes from two Latin parts, satis meaning 'enough' and facere meaning 'to make', and you can see satis in the English word sufficient. So something satisfying 'makes enough' for you and leaves you feeling pleased and complete when a need or wish is met.