Synonyms of content

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noun (1)

ˈkän-ˌtent 

1

as in topic

a major object of interest or concern (as in a discussion or artistic composition)

although I appreciate the poem's lyrical qualities, I don't understand its content

Synonyms & Similar Words

• topic
• matter
• theme
• motif
• subject
• question
• essence
• motive
• idea
• purpose
• issue
• substance
• problem
• subject matter
• core
• bulk
• consideration
• heart
• basis
• body
• fundamental
• mass
• burden
• count
• essential
• gist
• point
• net
• sum
• main
• nucleus
• argument
• kernel
• debate
• marrow
• crux
• talking point
• staple
• pivot
• generality
• pith
• keynote
• bottom
• affair
• purport
• grist
• centerpiece
• essentiality
• nub
• quick
• nubbin

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• tangent
• aside
• excursion
• parenthesis
• digression
• interjection

2

as in coverage

the amount of something (as subject matter) included

judging from the table of contents, I'd have to say that this book covers most of the major topics in American history

Synonyms & Similar Words

• coverage
• scope
• membership
• participation
• range
• gamut
• sweep
• compass

3

as in meaning

the idea that is conveyed or intended to be conveyed to the mind by language, symbol, or action

the speech was filled with fine words but devoid of any real content

Synonyms & Similar Words

• meaning
• sense
• significance
• intent
• intention
• import
• definition
• message
• theme
• implication
• nature
• connotation
• drift
• stuff
• topic
• signification
• purport
• denotation
• suggestion
• indication
• essence
• tenor
• motive
• subject
• spirit
• acceptance
• clue
• soul
• cue
• hint
• heart
• burden
• core
• question
• matter
• bottom
• kernel
• intimation
• inkling
• marrow
• point
• nucleus
• gist
• motif
• essentiality
• crux
• acceptation
• pith
• nub
• quick

content

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noun (2)

kən-ˈtent 

as in enjoyment

the feeling experienced when one's wishes are met

slept to her heart's content on weekends

Synonyms & Similar Words

• enjoyment
• contentment
• satisfaction
• pleasure
• happiness
• delight
• joy
• gratification
• entertainment
• relish
• delectation
• contentedness
• gladness
• joyfulness
• amusement
• glee
• bliss
• ecstasy
• diversion
• comfort
• cheerfulness
• rapture
• intoxication
• exuberance
• exultation
• elation
• felicity
• gayety
• euphoria
• elatedness
• exhilaration
• gleefulness
• pleasance
• afterglow
• ease
• joie de vivre
• jubilation
• heaven
• jollity
• cheer
• gaiety
• restfulness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dissatisfaction
• discontent
• unhappiness
• misery
• sadness
• unhappiness
• sorrow
• displeasure
• anguish
• depression
• wretchedness
• irritation
• anger
• discontentment
• discontentedness
• woe
• melancholy
• gloom
• desolation
• dejection
• aggravation
• annoyance
• fury
• rage
• agitation
• disturbance
• distress
• exasperation
• despondency
• vexation
• joylessness
• discomfort
• dispiritedness
• upset
• pique
• restlessness
• uneasiness

content

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adjective

kən-ˈtent 

as in satisfied

feeling that one's needs or desires have been met

are you content with your present salary?

Synonyms & Similar Words

• satisfied
• happy
• pleased
• contented
• joyful
• gratified
• joyous
• blissful
• delighted
• rejoicing
• jubilant
• thrilled
• enraptured
• rapturous
• euphoric
• glad
• ecstatic
• elated
• tickled
• overjoyed
• mollified
• pacified
• placated
• appeased

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unhappy
• dissatisfied
• discontented
• displeased
• discontent
• unsatisfied
• disgruntled
• displeased
• disaffected
• malcontent
• abject
• depressed
• aggrieved
• malcontented
• anguished
• discouraged
• downcast
• disconsolate
• dispirited
• despondent
• dejected
• disheartened
• brokenhearted
• downhearted

content

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verb

kən-ˈtent 

as in to please

to give satisfaction to

a person easily contented by life's simple pleasures

Synonyms & Similar Words

• please
• delight
• satisfy
• warm
• feast
• agree (with)
• suit
• entertain
• pleasure
• thrill
• amuse
• gratify
• gas
• glad
• gladden
• rejoice
• tickle
• appease
• comfort
• soothe
• excite
• placate
• charm
• calm
• cater (to)
• titillate
• satiate
• humor
• mollify
• quench
• treat
• pacify
• sate
• captivate
• divert
• galvanize
• assuage
• spoil
• indulge
• pamper
• coddle
• mollycoddle

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• put out
• cross
• get
• bother
• bug
• anger
• outrage
• annoy
• irritate
• aggravate
• displease
• grate
• ruffle
• pique
• exasperate
• perturb
• gall
• vex
• irk
• chafe
• inflame
• provoke
• enrage
• incense
• distress
• infuriate
• rile
• upset
• steam up
• rouse
• disturb
• madden
• rankle
• agitate
• roil
• nettle
• fret
• peeve
• harass
• insult
• enflame
• offend
• harry
• pester
• affront

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of content

Noun

The judge found that Norma conceivably alleged that the social media companies actively directed dangerous content to Zackery based on his age and did not just serve as neutral platforms. —Brian Brant, People.com, 4 Aug. 2025

The deal comes after nearly a year of negotiations and represents a significant milestone for Indian content creation, moving away from unauthorized adaptations that have plagued the industry in previous decades. —Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 4 Aug. 2025

Adjective

Mangione was perfectly content with that aspect of himself. —Michael J. West The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 26 July 2025

Users can also generate NSFW content through Flux Dev AI, provided it is marked private. —PC Magazine, 25 July 2025

Verb

His successors must do without such yarns, and content themselves with shards of talk scattered to the breeze. —Justin Davidson, Curbed, 25 Apr. 2025

External actuators were preferred in the early days of self-driving ground vehicles, when even the military, with all its resources, contented itself by grafting control technology onto existing vehicles, probably those that were ready for the scrap heap. —IEEE Spectrum, 8 Dec. 2015