gratification
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Synonyms
content, contentedness, contentment, delectation, delight, enjoyment, gladness, happiness, pleasure, relish, satisfaction
Antonyms
discontent, discontentedness, discontentment, displeasure, dissatisfaction, unhappiness
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My brain, like many others with the disorder, also prefers instant gratification. — Gia Miller, SELF, "Hiring a Coach for My ADHD Transformed My Life and Productivity," 27 Mar. 2019 Baseball, in particular, is the antithesis of the instant-gratification smartphone era. — WSJ, "Rule Changes in Pro Sports Always Favor More Offense," 26 Mar. 2019 Decades later, the team revisited their test subjects to examine the correlation between an early ability to delay gratification (as represented by holding out for the second marshmallow) and later success. — Meilan Solly, Smithsonian, "Why Delayed Gratification in the Marshmallow Test Doesn’t Equal Success," 6 June 2018 The small screen feeds instant gratification with flashiness... — Nancy Macdonell, WSJ, "Is Wearing Black Boring? Not if You Consider Its Scandalous Past," 27 Feb. 2019 For the short-term, and while my grief prevents me from planning too far ahead, fleeting connections and temporary gratification bring me great comfort. — Anjali Pinto, chicagotribune.com, "I was judged for having sex after my husband died, but I think he would have understood," 22 Apr. 2018 The new paper, with a larger, more diverse sample and more rigorous methods found this: Delaying gratification at age 5 doesn’t say much about your future. — Julia Belluz, Vox, "7 bad science and health ideas that should die with 2018," 26 Dec. 2018 The tactics used by the youngsters to distract themselves had implications for delayed gratification in adults. — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, "R.I.P. Walter Mischel, father of the infamous Marshmallow Test," 14 Sep. 2018 But my expectations of instant gratification also come at a cost, writes Jason Farman, a media-studies scholar at the University of Maryland. — Emily Bobrow, WSJ, "‘Delayed Response’ Review: A Better Way to Wait," 4 Dec. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'gratification.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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