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
Examples of rewarding in a Sentence
Her work is financially rewarding.
pursued a rewarding career providing medical care to poor children in rural areas
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Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 13 May 2026
As a result, ordinary life stops feeling rewarding.
—Literary Hub, 13 May 2026
Wendy's is rewarding members of its rewards program with freebies.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 13 May 2026
Premiering in Competition at Cannes — a major promotion for the filmmaker, whose debut bowed in the Critics’ Week sidebar — the film reinvents no wheels but its details are specific and rewarding.
—Guy Lodge, Variety, 13 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for rewarding
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“Rewarding.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rewarding. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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