Synonyms of pleased

pleased 1 of 2

adjective

1

as in delighted

experiencing pleasure, satisfaction, or delight

she looked pleased with the gift

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in satisfied

feeling that one's needs or desires have been met

a sleepy, pleased cat

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

pleased

2 of 2

verb

past tense of please

1

as in thrilled

to give satisfaction to

fresh flowers please me greatly

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in wanted

to see fit

clearly, you are going to do as you please no matter what I advise

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wanted
• wished
• chose
• liked
• willed
• desired
• fancied
• craved
• died (for)
• coveted
• sighed (for)
• longed (for)
• hungered (for)
• itched (for)
• decided
• yearned (for)
• panted (after)
• resolved
• ached (for)
• thirsted (for)
• determined
• pined (for)
• lusted (for or after)
• hankered (for)
• repined (for)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pleased

Adjective

He’s been pleased to see Willis flourish with fellow third-round pick in the past draft, Caleb Douglas. — David Furones, Sun Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2026

Payton seemed awfully pleased with himself for his lame dad joke. — Michael Cunningham, AJC.com, 17 Aug. 2026

The Cowboys have to be pleased with the play of their two backup quarterbacks coming out of the preseason opener against Seattle. — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Aug. 2026

At 79, Levy has been pleased to discover that often his discomfort is unwarranted. — Matthew Jacobs, HollywoodReporter, 17 Aug. 2026

Carroll’s attorney, Roberta Kaplan, said they were pleased by the Supreme Court’s decision. — Lindsay Whitehurst, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2026

Especially for the first game with a bunch of guys, definitely pleased with that. — Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026

Democrats still are not pleased Harris was taken into custody and charged with four counts of malicious wounding and four counts of use of a firearm in the commission of a felony. — David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 16 Aug. 2026

Díaz, who likely won’t be available for the rest of the series after pitching consecutive days, at least was pleased with his progress. — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026

Verb

Alicent will not be pleased by the death of her innocent daughter. — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026

Jim was, however, pleased to see that Citi thinks Azure is doing well. — Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 15 July 2026

His performances at the World Cup will have pleased West Ham head coach Nuno Espirito Santo. — Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 2 July 2026

Netflix has a new #1 movie in its top 10 list, a romantic comedy that seems to have pleased both critics and audiences alike, far from a sure thing in that genre. — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026

Success was whatever pleased him that afternoon. — Bob Batchelor, Fortune, 23 June 2026

Yet the momentary surprise was not enough to affect a single note of my playing, a fact which pleased me. — Literary Hub, 15 June 2026

Again, Brunello was a man at ease in his surroundings, pleased to share the docufilm about his life and philosophies. — Randee Dawn, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026

A couple giggling teens popped on and off that scale recently, pleased, apparently, by the reading. — Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 2026