Synonyms of pleasures

pleasures 1 of 2

noun

plural of pleasure

1

as in joys

a source of great satisfaction

the new car is a real pleasure to drive

Synonyms & Similar Words

• joys
• delights
• treats
• feasts
• gases
• amusements
• gratifications
• entertainments
• delectations
• reliefs
• diversions
• kicks
• mannas
• fun
• comforts
• recreations
• indulgences
• solaces
• ambrosias

2

as in delights

someone or something that provides amusement or enjoyment

a good-humored girl who's a pleasure to be around

Synonyms & Similar Words

• delights
• entertainments
• diversions
• recreations
• fun
• picnics
• activities
• distractions
• festivities
• divertissements
• pastimes
• gaieties
• revels
• larks
• escapes
• revelries
• romps
• gambols
• frolics
• hilarities
• jollities
• merrymakings
• revelings
• sprees
• games
• convivialities
• screams
• jollifications
• time killers
• riots
• binges
• flings
• whoopees
• laughs
• rollicks

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• bores
• bummers
• downers
• drags
• killjoys
• party poopers

pleasures

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of pleasure

as in pleases

to give satisfaction to

a wine that is sure to pleasure even the most discriminating palate

Synonyms & Similar Words

• delights
• pleases
• satisfies
• feasts
• thrills
• warms
• contents
• agrees (with)
• gratifies
• rejoices
• amuses
• gladdens
• entertains
• suits
• tickles
• gases
• comforts
• glads
• appeases
• soothes
• excites
• charms
• satiates
• titillates
• placates
• quenches
• calms
• mollifies
• pacifies
• treats
• assuages
• captivates
• humors
• spoils
• sates
• caters (to)
• indulges
• pampers
• diverts
• galvanizes
• coddles
• mollycoddles

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• displeases
• outrages
• crosses
• aggravates
• bothers
• annoys
• bugs
• gets
• vexes
• irritates
• exasperates
• irks
• nettles
• ruffles
• maddens
• puts out
• chafes
• galls
• piques
• grates
• angers
• perturbs
• distresses
• infuriates
• provokes
• enrages
• inflames
• incenses
• upsets
• rouses
• rankles
• disturbs
• riles
• peeves
• roils
• frets
• affronts
• agitates
• insults
• steams up
• offends
• harasses
• harries
• pesters

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pleasures

Noun

But political movements that reject the mysterious pleasures of artifice are only doing themselves a disservice by excluding those who otherwise would be ideologically aligned with them. —Eileen G'sell, The Conversation, 8 June 2026

Certainly, when Richmond later summed up life’s points and pleasures in a memo to his nephew, there was not a single piety among them. —Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 8 June 2026

Ambition, creativity, a willingness to risk and above all to open up our hearts and minds to life’s great truths and pleasures matter far more. —Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 7 June 2026

Here, the pleasures are small but meaningful. —Hannah Howard, Travel + Leisure, 7 June 2026

July 3, 2025, was a day filled with simple pleasures, according to Parsley and his husband, Patrick Kelleher. —Paloma Chavez, PEOPLE, 4 June 2026

During the Grand Tour era in the 18th century, poets, painters, and aristocrats flocked here to admire the city’s ancient ruins and baroque art and architecture—still valid reasons to visit now, though today’s travelers will find plenty of modern pleasures as well. —Laura Itzkowitz, Robb Report, 4 June 2026

Ambition, creativity, a willingness to risk and above all to open up our hearts and minds to life’s great truths and pleasures matter far more. —Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2026

Interview With the Vampire, and now The Vampire Lestat, require a suspension of disbelief and willingness to go beyond the normal mores of TV to enjoy its twists and pleasures to the fullest extent, and the crowd inside the theater was all too willing to go along with the kayfabe. —Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 3 June 2026

Verb

In one especially heated sequence, Catherine, overcome with lust, dashes off to the moors and pleasures herself ferociously against the rocks. —Justin Chang, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026