Synonyms of gratification

gratification

noun

ˌgra-tə-fə-ˈkā-shən 

as in enjoyment

the feeling experienced when one's wishes are met

eating good chocolate gives me a sense of intense gratification

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of gratification

Rohmer’s great literary achievement is twofold—artistic success and worldly failure—which gave rise to his cinema of substitute gratifications, second chances, and miraculous redemptions. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 9 July 2026

In today’s world of instant gratification and online spending, helping children understand how to create and stick to a budget is more important than ever. — Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 7 July 2026

Most fans of baseball, delayed gratification and compounding interest know about Bobby Bonilla Day, an annual acknowledgment of the dawn of deferred contracts. — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026

In the end, delaying gratification by using music as a reward is likely more effective than using it automatically. — Bridget K. Daleiden, The Conversation, 29 June 2026