satisfied

adjective

sat·​is·​fied ˈsa-təs-ˌfīd 

1

: pleased or content with what has been experienced or received

satisfied customers

a satisfied smile

It attracted a capacity audience of art world luminaries and suburban bankers or whoever they were in their tuxedos and jewels and wild satisfied looks of feeling they were at just the right place that opening evening in Manhattan.

—Jill Johnston

2

: paid in full

… on repayment the term becomes a satisfied term and automatically ceases.

—Robert Megarry et al.

3

: persuaded by argument or evidence

But he was not rude, for as soon as he was satisfied that the papers would remain with him he became almost subservient …

—James A. Michener

Synonyms of satisfied

• pleased
• delighted
• happy
• glad
• thankful

Examples of satisfied in a Sentence

satisfied customers tend to come back over and over

a satisfied vacationer is one who has spent the time doing exactly what he or she wanted

Recent Examples on the Web

The Heathyoga sweatpant jeans have racked up dozens of five-star ratings from satisfied shoppers, many of whom have body types like mine. —Jamie Allison Sanders, PEOPLE, 23 Nov. 2025

Putin added that Russia is generally satisfied with battlefield progress but remains open to negotiations. —Matthew Robinson, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025

The crowd of 13,000 Target employees attending the annual corporate powwow erupted into applause—to the delight of a grinning, clearly satisfied Cornell. —Phil Wahba, Fortune, 19 Nov. 2025

The boy made his way back through the forest, satisfied with the deed and ready to pursue new ones. —Hazlitt, 19 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1772, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Phrases Containing satisfied

• self-satisfied

Rhymes for satisfied

• actinide
• aldehyde
• alkoxide
• alongside
• amplified
• arsenide
• beautified
• biocide
• butoxide
• calcified
• ceramide
• certified