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

Translating into Afrikaans is one of my rare, if emotionally complicated, pleasures. —Jan Steyn, The Dial, 10 Mar. 2026

Negotiating a winding country road with a convertible’s top down defines many of driving’s pleasures. —James Raia, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026

So many films fail to engage meaningfully with the concerns, pleasures, and contradictions of modern humanity. —Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 9 Mar. 2026

This kind of mountain pilgrimage has a way of stripping away the noise—after the high-octane adrenaline rush, you’re left with a sense of ceremonial stillness, a kind of high that defies many of modern life’s high-tech pleasures. —Jen Murphy, Robb Report, 8 Mar. 2026

Its homeliness is also its wealth—small and bricked, perhaps no longer functioning in its original capacity as a home to farmers but retaining a gift for earthy pleasures by keeping green, by keeping humble. —Literary Hub, 5 Mar. 2026

Having simple pleasures such as this will make rising early to water feel like less of a chore. —Michelle Mastro, The Spruce, 4 Mar. 2026

There are so many pleasures along the way, even if that tiny knot is developing in your stomach. —Chris Willman, Variety, 27 Feb. 2026

Most people use reviews to seek out pleasures and avoid annoyances. —Sophie Spiegelberger, New Yorker, 24 Feb. 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