PLEASURES Synonyms: 140 Similar and Opposite Words

pleasures 1 of 2

noun

plural of pleasure

as in joys

a source of great satisfaction the new car is a real pleasure to drive

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as in delights

someone or something that provides amusement or enjoyment a good-humored girl who's a pleasure to be around

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pleasures

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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

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Recent Examples of pleasures

Noun

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 Neufchatel Cheese This is just diet cream cheese, for those who prefer to sacrifice the small pleasures in life. — Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 21 Oct. 2026 Thenew album finds Hot Chip confronting an increasingly bleak world with a sound that embraces distortion, decay and dissonance without abandoning the communal pleasures at the heart of the band’s music. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 19 Oct. 2026 Food is one of the true pleasures of life, and often part of our enjoyment comes from flavors enhanced by salt. — New Atlas, 18 Oct. 2026 Amenities and experiences True to the unhurried rhythm of the avenue, The Warbler provides a complimentary daily streetcar pass, one of the great pleasures of visiting and living in the Crescent City. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Oct. 2026 As performance cars increasingly isolate drivers from the mechanical process of driving, the simple act of reaching for that unique shift knob reinforces the notion that the tactile pleasures of driving are still worth celebrating. — Bradley Iger, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2026 Can real transcendence come from sharing physical pleasures with unremarkable people who just happen to live in the same town as you? — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 9 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for pleasures

Noun

Christine Baranski is one of the great joys of my life — to have been able to work with her, not just on that show, but on The Big Bang Theory.

— Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026
Hunter also hopes the show will attract new members and show younger people the joys of quilting.

— Tania Azhang, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of joys

Noun

See 15 inflatables and eight animatronics lining the lawn, creating a scene that’s both eerie and whimsical to delights neighbors.

— Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026
Grenada The new year marks the 150th anniversary of Spicemas, the annual August carnival in Grenada, which is known as the Spice Island due to its cultivation of nutmeg, cloves and other scented delights.

— Maureen O'Hare, CNN Money, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of delights

Verb

And sore must be the storm indeed that can abash the foliage fiesta that pleases so many eyes.

— Dana Kelley, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026
Coastal decor darling Serena & Lily brings you the Pacifica modular collection to suit any configuration that pleases you.

— Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 28 May 2026

Definition of pleases

Noun

Football—besides being one of our more ubiquitous and unrestrained national entertainments—has also become one of the rare arenas in American life where highly specialized language can flourish without censure.

— Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2026
Among the New Wave of American filmmakers in the mid-’70s, Spielberg and his friend George Lucas stood out as directors with ambitions to make old-fashioned popular entertainments.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 June 2026

Definition of entertainments

Verb

In an email, Department of Health and Human Services spokesperson Emily Hilliard said that every committee member satisfies the FDA’s ethics requirements.

— Amy Maxmen, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026
In an email, HHS spokesperson Emily Hilliard wrote that every committee member satisfies the FDA’s ethics requirements.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of satisfies

Noun

Clever architecture means that the hotel’s true scale—and make no mistake, this is a bells-and-whistles resort with enough diversions to keep guests occupied for weeks—is hidden until the final moment.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Oct. 2026
While sprawling resorts have long offered a menu of diversions, hotels are now catering to travelers’ desire for hands-on learning with immersive experiences led by local artisans.

— Julia Eskins, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of diversions

Verb

Jordan Clarkson, New York Clarkson rebirthed his career in New York as a role-playing bench wing who feasts on offensive boards (no, really) and plays more defense than the Utah version.

— John Hollinger, New York Times, 17 June 2026
Well, Sydney feasts a little bit at the end.

— Claire Messud, Vogue, 8 Jan. 2026

Definition of feasts

Noun

And this isn’t even to mention the especially odd idea of an acting nomination coming from a documentary, no matter how many recreations there are in it.

— Jackson Murphy, IndieWire, 15 Oct. 2026
For close to two decades, this crowd-pleasing pop superstar has been topping charts and gobbling up Grammys with detailed recreations of an ever-expanding array of past musical styles.

— Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026

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