GRATIFY Synonyms: 98 Similar and Opposite Words

gratify

verb

ˈgra-tə-ˌfī

Definition of gratify next

as in to indulge

to give in to (a desire) just gratify this one whim of mine

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as in to satisfy

to give satisfaction to your presence at the holiday table would really gratify your grandmother

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Recent Examples of gratify 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 In the years since my first session, it’s been gratifying to see psychedelics becoming more widely accepted. —

Erica Rex, STAT, 19 Feb. 2026 Building connections is gratifying to Siqueira, who has poured much of her life into volleyball. —

Walter Villa, Miami Herald, 15 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 See All Example Sentences for gratify

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Perhaps the latter must be indulged a bit to build a platform for the former—forests sometimes need to burn in order to thrive.

— Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 24 Apr. 2026
Their relationship is fascinating, and Guardiola often appears at the end of his tether, but the manager finally recognises that Cherki’s creative talents are worth indulging.

— Sam Lee, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2026