Synonyms of gratify

gratify

verb

ˈgra-tə-ˌfī 

1

as in to indulge

to give in to (a desire)

just gratify this one whim of mine

Synonyms & Similar Words

• indulge
• please
• satisfy
• cater (to)
• humor
• delight
• spoil
• revel
• bask
• pamper
• pleasure
• luxuriate
• satiate
• coddle
• sate
• wallow
• mollycoddle

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• restrain
• check
• inhibit
• constrain
• curb
• stifle
• bridle

2

as in to satisfy

to give satisfaction to

your presence at the holiday table would really gratify your grandmother

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of gratify

From the gratifying casual exchanges being experienced by anyone going to Fan Fest, getting on the KC Streetcar, happening upon visitors in restaurants or attending satellite festivities. — Vahe Gregorian july 4, Kansas City Star, 4 July 2026

Instead, Price opts for slow builds and gratifying payoffs, creating a tension that sustains the momentum of the record without getting lost in the details. — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 3 July 2026

This is particularly gratifying given the absurd and cruel trolling the young actress received from the toxic corners of internet fandom leading up to the film’s release. — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 26 June 2026

But any correspondence between string theory and experiment is gratifying to Vafa, who has spent the past four decades trying to wrest the theory from the purely conceptual realm to the point of generating testable predictions. — Quanta Magazine, 22 June 2026