1
as in delighted
experiencing pleasure, satisfaction, or delight
I am deeply gratified that you'll be able to come to the wedding
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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
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1
as in pleased
to give in to (a desire)
just gratify this one whim of mine
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2
as in warmed
to give satisfaction to
your presence at the holiday table would really gratify your grandmother
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Recent Examples of gratified
Linda Girardi, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
Verb
Benson was gratified that a buyer picked up one of his pieces for a gift.
—Linda Girardi, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gratified
Adjective
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Maria Angeles is delighted when Clara turns up for a rare visit.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
4 Sep. 2025
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A couple renovating a 130-year-old home was delighted to discover a music box in the attic, although numerous commenters—drawing from various horror movies—joked that the couple was about to have bigger problems.—
Thomas Westerholm,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Few reality shows have warmed hearts (and satisfied sweet tooths) quite like The Great British Baking Show.—
Jane LaCroix,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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By show of hands, who's satisfied at this point up to this day with the current administration's reaction to the Epstein case?—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Magnitude had descended in the track’s estimation from the 2-1 morning line by post time to go off at 7-2, but Bracket Buster, who went off at 17-1 to place, pleased his trainer Victoria Oliver by stepping smartly out of the pack to challenge Sovereignty briefly at the top of the stretch.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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His effort to schmaltz Putin with a display of royal pageantry obviously pleased this murderous dictator to no end.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Manabe and colleagues found that the Southern Ocean warmed very slowly when atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations increased because the surface waters were continually being replenished by these upwelling abyssal waters, which hadn’t yet warmed.—
Nadir Jeevanjee,
The Conversation,
3 Sep. 2025
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Switzerland has warmed at a rate twice the global average.—
Daniel A. Gross,
New Yorker,
27 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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McCutchen was glad to see the Yankees overturn their decades-old grooming policy, too.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
30 Aug. 2025
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Braves fans are certainly glad that their organization was the one to originally sign Acuña as well as lock him down through potentially the 2028 season.—
Andrew Wright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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There are also fears that doctors in these practices may focus too much on keeping paying patients happy, rather than providing the best disease management or medical care, researchers said.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Sep. 2025
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Each of them is raising a glass or bottle of beer — visible labels include Blatz and Schlitz — and each of the men look content, even happy.—
Chris Foran,
jsonline.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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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
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Colum scoffs at her offer, claiming that their father only humored Ellen.—
Lincee Ray Published,
EW.com,
15 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Audiences quickly attached to the affair, seemingly thrilled by the idea of a second-chance love for two bona fide movie stars in their own right.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
8 Sep. 2025
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Fans will undoubtedly be thrilled to see the literal origins of Claire and Brian, both of whom are essential for bringing the original series story to pass.—
Hunter Ingram,
Variety,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Gratified.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gratified. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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