rewarding
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Definition of rewarding
1 : yielding or likely to yield a reward : valuable, satisfying a rewarding experience
2 : serving as a reward a rewarding smile of thanks
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Synonyms & Antonyms for rewarding
Synonyms
cheering, comforting, encouraging, fulfilling, gladdening, gratifying, heartening, heartwarming, satisfying
Antonyms
demoralizing, depressing, discouraging, disheartening, dispiriting
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Parma Senior High senior Autumn said the experience was personally rewarding. — John Benson, cleveland.com, "Valley Forge and Parma Senior high school students redo Parma Area Family Collaborative room," 8 Feb. 2018 However, her most rewarding position was her time as the Dining Room manager at UCONN. — courant.com, "Mary Ann Garvis," 8 July 2018 That, to me, actually has always been the most rewarding of all things. — Jim Varsallone, miamiherald, "In-depth with stars of Lucha Underground, Impact Wrestling and WWE Mae Young Classic," 3 July 2018 In a recent interview with Good Morning America, Selena revealed that the most rewarding aspect of portraying her character Mavis (AKA Dracula's daughter) is seeing how others react to the role. — De Elizabeth, Teen Vogue, "Selena Gomez Wears Oscar de la Renta at the "Hotel Transylvania 3" Premiere," 1 July 2018 Valeriani considered his coverage of the civil rights movement, including protest marches in Selma and Marion, Ala., as the most rewarding work of his career, Berlin said. — kansascity, "Journalists, sports figures and an endearing gorilla leave us," 22 June 2018 But, like anything with Westworld, the hidden, nearly impossible to reach details are also the most rewarding. — refinery29.com, "Here's Every Secret Hiding In The Westworld Finale Trailer," 18 June 2018 Hosting with him as my head writer has yielded some of the happiest, most rewarding professional nights of my life. — Daniel Vaillancourt, latimes.com, "The Tonys' chief writer: Dave Boone, award-winning writer of award shows," 7 June 2018 To Oros, a Middlefield Township resident, the opening of the trail that runs through the area is rewarding. — Joan Rusek, cleveland.com, "Last leg of Maple Highlands Trail completes 20-mile bike path: Valley Views," 16 Apr. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'rewarding.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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rewarding
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of rewarding
: giving you a good feeling that you have done something valuable, important, etc.
: giving you money or profit
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