Synonyms of gratified

gratified 1 of 2

adjective

1

as in delighted

experiencing pleasure, satisfaction, or delight

I am deeply gratified that you'll be able to come to the wedding

Synonyms & Similar Words

• delighted
• pleased
• satisfied
• glad
• thankful
• happy
• joyful
• joyous
• thrilled
• blissful
• chuffed
• tickled
• cheerful
• ecstatic
• hopeful
• smiling
• enraptured
• laughing
• gleeful
• merry
• buoyant
• optimistic
• lighthearted
• elated
• cheery
• jovial
• upbeat
• mirthful
• rapturous
• jubilant
• jolly
• exultant
• intoxicated
• beatific
• euphoric
• exhilarated
• blithe
• exuberant
• gladsome
• beaming
• sunny
• rhapsodic
• rapt
• blithesome
• entranced
• sanguine
• rejoicing
• gay
• jocund
• rosy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• dissatisfied
• displeased
• unhappy
• sad
• unsatisfied
• aggrieved
• depressed
• joyless
• disheartened
• anguished
• dejected
• disconsolate
• blue
• melancholy
• downcast
• abject
• despondent
• forlorn
• sorry
• unpleased
• brokenhearted
• sorrowful
• mournful
• doleful
• plaintive
• downhearted
• woeful
• dispirited
• lachrymose
• grieved
• miserable
• heartbroken
• gloomy
• black
• gray
• dolorous
• dark
• wretched
• heartsick
• desolate
• glum
• woebegone

2

as in satisfied

feeling that one's needs or desires have been met

a good meal eaten in excellent company is enough to keep me gratified for some time

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

gratified

2 of 2

verb

past tense of gratify

1

as in pleased

to give in to (a desire)

just gratify this one whim of mine

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pleased
• humored
• indulged
• delighted
• catered (to)
• satisfied
• spoiled
• reveled
• basked
• luxuriated
• pampered
• satiated
• pleasured
• coddled
• wallowed
• sated
• mollycoddled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• checked
• constrained
• restrained
• inhibited
• stifled
• curbed
• bridled

2

as in warmed

to give satisfaction to

your presence at the holiday table would really gratify your grandmother

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pleased
• delighted
• satisfied
• warmed
• thrilled
• feasted
• amused
• contented
• gladdened
• tickled
• rejoiced
• entertained
• agreed (with)
• pleasured
• suited
• appeased
• soothed
• excited
• gladded
• gassed
• comforted
• placated
• satiated
• mollified
• charmed
• titillated
• sated
• pacified
• captivated
• calmed
• quenched
• assuaged
• treated
• galvanized
• diverted
• humored
• indulged
• pampered
• catered (to)
• spoiled
• coddled
• mollycoddled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• displeased
• annoyed
• aggravated
• irritated
• got
• perturbed
• bothered
• vexed
• crossed
• exasperated
• outraged
• enraged
• angered
• infuriated
• piqued
• incensed
• ruffled
• put out
• provoked
• chafed
• roused
• grated
• disturbed
• irked
• upset
• inflamed
• maddened
• agitated
• nettled
• distressed
• peeved
• galled
• bugged
• riled
• rankled
• offended
• harassed
• insulted
• fretted
• harried
• roiled
• steamed up
• affronted
• pestered

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of gratified

Adjective

If nothing else, Athlete Creditor—unlike the House settlement—has yielded one very gratified new millionaire, though Roman Rashada insists the appeal of this process goes beyond his payout. — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 17 June 2026

The platform already boasts a rapidly growing number of gratified users. — Ed Meza, Variety, 13 May 2026

Verb

While my pitch to Rogers did not lead to any particular path for pursing this cause in a formal way, I was gratified to learn that the Affordable Care Act would cover pre-existing conditions, rendering appeals on the subject moot. — Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2026

As a fan of the show, I was gratified to see that Cassie and Maddy (Alexa Demie) made a conditional sort of peace over the course of the season. — Daniel D'addario, Variety, 10 June 2026

Choi’s been gratified, too, by the reception the play has received on this tour. — David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2026

He’s excited by Hibner’s potential — and also gratified by the transaction’s emblematic significance. — Michael Silver, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026

If Musk ever reads Maintenance—and much of it seems to have been written with this possibility in mind—he might not be convinced by its arguments, but his ego should be gratified by its tone of unqualified approval. — Alec Nevala-Lee, The Atlantic, 23 Apr. 2026

Rick Celebrini was gratified to see Macklin evolve into a key player for Canada as opposed to simply getting a small dose of the Olympics as a 19-year-old star who has since returned to the San Jose Sharks. — Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 28 Feb. 2026

Mike Brown Brown passionately covered high school sports during most of his 43 years with the Tulsa World, gratified to have worked with a literal generation of great athletes and coaches. — Carla Hinton, Oklahoman, 8 Feb. 2026

Florsheim said that while he would have been gratified with a not guilty verdict, the result would have just applied to Shorewood. — Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 28 Jan. 2026