Gratification

/ˌɡɹætɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/

Synonyms for "gratification" (95 found)

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Closest matches (19)

Noun(3 words)

amusementanimal pleasurebodily pleasureboodle bribebribe moneycarnal delightcoddling comfort compensation content contentment cosseting cozinesscreature comfortcreature comforts

Strong matches (29)

Noun(7 words)

delectation enjoyments foresightfulfill requirementsfulfillment fulfilment indulging

delight ease ecstasy endpleasure enjoyment entertainment euphoria favoring feast forepleasure fruition fun gratuitygreat satisfactiongustohearty enjoymenthumoringhush moneyindulgenceintellectual pleasure

Verb(2 words)

fulfill a contractfulfilling

Related words (47)

joie de vivrekeen pleasurekick kicks luxury mollycoddling obliging overindulgence overpermissiveness pampering payoff payola permissivenessphysical pleasurepleasing pleasure protectionquiet pleasurerecompense relish

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requital return reward satisfaction self-gratification self-indulgencesensual pleasuresensuous pleasuresexual pleasuresop spoilingsweetness of lifetitillation voluptuousness well-being zest

Noun(11 words)

patience pleasings pleasure pleasures pleasuring reward sating satisfactions savoring self-control self-discipline

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5 relation types

More general

10 entries

behavioral actcognitive traitemotional statefeelingpsychological staterewarding actionsatisfaction self-regulationsocial interactionspirit

More specific

11 entries

accommodation compliance consent contentment delight enjoyment grantintertemporal choicereward delaysatisfactiontime discounting

Collocations

6 entries

delayed gratificationgratification of desireinstant gratificationpsychological gratificationsense of gratificationsocial gratification

Inflections

1 entries

gratifications

Derivations

3 entries

gratified gratify gratifying

Sample sentences

15 total sentences available.

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That job gave him little gratification.

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He had the gratification of seeing his son graduate from collage.

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Is it really wise for marketing folks to satisfy people's desire for instant gratification?

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The superior gratification derived from the use and contemplation of costly and supposedly beautiful products is, commonly, in great measure a gratification of our sense of costliness masquerading under the name of beauty.

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