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adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of content

feeling that oneʼs needs or desires have been met

  • are you content with your present salary?
Synonyms of content

contented, gratified, happy, pleased, satisfied
Words Related to content

blissful, delighted, glad, joyful, joyous, jubilant, rejoicing, tickled

ecstatic, elated, enraptured, euphoric, overjoyed, rapturous, thrilled

appeased, mollified, pacified, placated
Near Antonyms of content

disaffected, disgruntled, displeased, unsatisfied

abject, aggrieved, anguished, brokenhearted, dejected, depressed, despondent, disconsolate, discouraged, disheartened, dispirited, downcast, downhearted
Antonyms of content

discontent, discontented, displeased, dissatisfied, malcontent, malcontented, unhappy

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content

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of content

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

  • although I appreciate the poemʼs lyrical qualities, I donʼt understand its content
Synonyms of content

matter, motif, motive, question, subject, theme, topic
Words Related to content

subject matter

talking point

count, idea, point, purpose

consideration, issue, problem

body, bulk, burden, centerpiece, core, crux, essence, fundamental, generality, gist, grist, heart, kernel, keynote, main, marrow, mass, net, nub, nubbin, nucleus, pith, pivot, purport, quick, staple, substance, sum

basis

bottom, essential, essentiality

affair, argument, debate
Near Antonyms of content

aside, digression, excursion, interjection, parenthesis, tangent

2 the amount of something (as subject matter) included

  • judging from the table of contents, Iʼd have to say that this book covers most of the major topics in American history
Synonyms of content

coverage
Words Related to content

compass, gamut, range, scope, sweep

membership, participation

3 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 of content

denotation, drift, import, intent, intention, meaning, purport, sense, significance, signification
Words Related to content

connotation

clue, cue, hint, implication, indication, inkling, intimation, suggestion

message, tenor, theme

bottom, essence, essentiality, nature, soul, spirit, stuff

acceptance, acceptation, definition

burden, crux, gist

core, heart, kernel, marrow, nub, nucleus, pith, point, quick

matter, motif, motive, question, subject, topic

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content

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of content

the feeling experienced when oneʼs wishes are met

  • slept to her heartʼs content on weekends
Synonyms of content

contentedness, contentment, delectation, delight, enjoyment, gladness, gratification, happiness, pleasure, relish, satisfaction
Words Related to content

afterglow

bliss, felicity, glee, gleefulness, joy, pleasance

amusement, diversion, entertainment

elatedness, elation, exhilaration, exultation, intoxication

ecstasy, euphoria, heaven, rapture

cheer, cheerfulness, exuberance, gaiety (also gayety), jollity, joyfulness, jubilation

joie de vivre

comfort, ease, restfulness
Near Antonyms of content

misery, sadness, unhappiness, wretchedness

anguish, desolation, joylessness, sorrow, woe

dejection, depression, despondency, dispiritedness, gloom, melancholy

aggravation, annoyance, exasperation, irritation, pique, vexation

anger, fury, rage

agitation, distress, disturbance, upset

discomfort, restlessness, uneasiness
Antonyms of content

discontent, discontentedness, discontentment, displeasure, dissatisfaction, unhappiness

content

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of content

to give satisfaction to

  • a person easily contented by lifeʼs simple pleasures
Synonyms of content

agree (with), delight, feast, gas [slang], glad [archaic], gladden, gratify, please, pleasure, rejoice, satisfy, suit, warm
Words Related to content

appease, mollify, pacify, placate, soothe

assuage, quench, sate, satiate

excite, tickle, titillate

amuse, divert, entertain, treat

captivate, charm

galvanize, thrill

calm, comfort

cater (to), humor, indulge

coddle, mollycoddle, pamper, spoil
Near Antonyms of content

aggravate, annoy, bother, bug, chafe, cross, exasperate, gall, get, grate, irk, irritate, nettle, peeve, perturb, pique, put out, ruffle, vex

anger, enrage, incense, inflame (also enflame), infuriate, madden, outrage, rankle, rile, roil, steam up

provoke, rouse

agitate, distress, disturb, fret, upset

harass, harry, pester

affront, insult, offend
Antonyms of content

displease

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