rewarding

adjective

re·​ward·​ing ri-ˈwȯr-diŋ 

1

: yielding or likely to yield a reward : valuable, satisfying

a rewarding experience

2

: serving as a reward

a rewarding smile of thanks

rewardingly adverb

Synonyms

• comforting
• encouraging
• fulfilling
• satisfying
• gratifying

Examples of rewarding in a Sentence

Her work is financially rewarding.

pursued a rewarding career providing medical care to poor children in rural areas

Recent Examples on the Web

Making a career pivot is a bold but rewarding move. —Sho Dewan, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025

For young children, chores can also be intrinsically rewarding. —Christine Carrig, The Atlantic, 21 July 2025

Light in the dark: The weekly Art After Dark series at the Norton Museum of Art in West Palm Beach may be especially rewarding this Friday. —Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 16 July 2025

Not just in the sense that he’s spent more than 30 years leading Wilco through one of the most rewarding and varied catalogs in American music, although that’s also true. —Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 15 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1697, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing rewarding

• self-rewarding

Rhymes for rewarding

• according
• affording
• awarding
• keyboarding
• recording
• skateboarding
• snowboarding
• boarding
• cording
• fording
• hoarding
• warding

Kids Definition

rewarding

adjective

re·​ward·​ing

: giving satisfaction

a rewarding experience