If she displease the eyes of her master to whom she was delivered, he shall let her go: but he shall have no power to sell her to a foreign nation, if he despise her.
Source: tatoeba (8090310)
Displease
/dɪsˈpliːz/
Synonyms for "displease" (52 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Closest matches (11)
Verb(3 words)
Strong matches (15)
Adjective(4 words)
Verb(5 words)
Noun(1 words)
Related words (26)
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: anger, annoy, annoy, annoyed, be disagreeable.
- Sentence evidence is available for displease, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from moby, opengloss, derived_reverse, wiktionary, and related lexical sources.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "displease".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "displease"
Keep "displease" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "displease" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "displease", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "displease" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
8 entriesMore specific
3 entriesCollocations
5 entriesdisplease othersdisplease parentsdisplease teachersdisplease the audiencedisplease the committee
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
3 entriesAntonyms
1 entriesSample sentences
10 total sentences available.
That does not seem to displease her.
Source: tatoeba (8896043)
"Around the world it's a much more dangerous situation," added Mr. Allison, who says that disclosing acts of corruption is a central duty of the media. It is charged with keeping the public informed, even when revelations displease individuals who are caught in the glare of the light.
Source: tatoeba (12111820)
And when I read some of the said book, I thought about it and decided to translate it into English, and forthwith took a quill and ink and wrote a page or two, which I then examined to make corrections. And when I saw the sophisticated and unusual terms there, I feared it would displease some gentlemen who had lately blamed me, saying that my translations featured too many obscure terms that could not be understood by the common folk, and wanted me to use old and conventional terms in my translations. And I would be happy to satisfy every man, and with that in mind I took an old book and read from it; and certainly its English was so plain and varied that I struggled to understand it. And also my lord abbot of Westminster had recently shown me some texts written in old English, in order to translate them into our current English, and certainly they were written in such a way that they were more akin to German than English, and I could not translate them or make them understandable.
Source: tatoeba (12301159)
Showing 4 of 10 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "displease"?
Closest matches include anger, annoy, annoy, annoyed, be disagreeable.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "displease"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.