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 the creeping cost of candy is just one hallmark of a year where many houses struggled to afford even the simplest pleasures. — Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2026

That instinct to preserve some special purchases in spite of pressure from higher prices reflects a kind of little treat economy, when consumers splurge on smaller pleasures even if they’re squeezed by costs. — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2026

The afternoons are great for small pleasures but not at all suitable for a potentially deciding championship game in a billion-dollar sports league. — Candace Buckner, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2026

Not in-your-face logos and couture runways, just the pleasures of real, quality linen sheets, a sleek, buttery leather tote, or high-end woolen gloves. — Loren Savini, Allure, 27 Oct. 2026

Another local who will attest to Mexico City’s neoteric pleasures is Lilmister P, a muralist and clothing designer from Iztapalapa, a community in the city’s outskirts known for its street culture. — Alan Chazaro, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Oct. 2026

The studio cares little about the franchise’s ugliness or its pleasures, beyond whatever might make a reboot profitable. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 26 Oct. 2026

Much of the thrill of Good Time is just the familiar pleasures of the format. — Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2026

But unfortunately, all these pleasures prove to be fleeting in the face of the film’s problems. — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 23 Oct. 2026

Verb

One was the bit near the end, with Sister Jeanne and the bone [in which Redgrave’s character pleasures herself with a femur bone]. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2026

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