CATERED (TO) Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

catered (to)

verb

past tense of cater (to)

as in pleased

to give in to (a desire) the gooey dessert catered to the children's sweet tooth

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The manner in which Marcos Llorente’s opener for Atletico transpired would not have pleased Andoni Iraola, even if the Spaniard needs time for his team to understand his out-of-possession demands.

— Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Morgan’s resolute denials pleased his family and friends, but in fact he was deeply rattled.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of pleased

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And when the jury verdict came, he was relieved and gratified.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2026
Although Roberts is presumably gratified, too, history’s little joke is that the President currently enjoying this generous new interpretation of his powers is surely not the mannerly, norm-abiding Republican Roberts had in mind decades ago.

— Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of gratified

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When Maserati brought me back, exhilaration turned to fixation, which Weiss happily indulged by bringing me back for a third time to be coached by Rod Macleod.

— Lilian Raji, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026
In Salzburg, Dudamel indulged the Vienna Philharmonic’s incomparable lushness, those plush strings, glowing winds, golden brass, voluminous timpani.

— Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of indulged

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Even House Speaker Mike Johnson, who otherwise has humored Trump at every turn, has expressed revulsion at the idea of a pardon.

— Robin Abcarian, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025
The actor then humored the crowd with an impression of the old Hollywood mogul recounting his pursuits of a beautiful woman in the Paramount commissary.

— Andrew McGowan, Variety, 16 Aug. 2025

Definition of humored

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Instead of recognizing that a 1-paragraph block is not a 10-paragraph block, the generation engine assumed that formatting the technical specifications neatly satisfied the underlying intent.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2026
The court sent unresolved questions about whether the warrant in that case satisfied constitutional requirements back to a lower court.

— Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of satisfied

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She was delighted by the story and assured me that had Bernard seen Eddie decapitate his work for a laugh, he would have been doubled over alongside my father.

— Jesse McLaren, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026
That opening-day land in Disney’s Animal Kingdom delighted families for 28 years, but officially closed in February 2026 to make way for an entirely new Tropical Americas land.

— Julie Tremaine, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026

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