1
as in contentment
the feeling experienced when one's wishes are met
readers will close the covers of this mystery novel with complete satisfaction
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2
as in compensation
payment to another for a loss or injury
he's demanding satisfaction from his neighbor for running over his prize tulips
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as in assurance
a state of mind in which one is free from doubt
he proved to my satisfaction that he could not have done it
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Recent Examples of satisfaction
The American Customer Satisfaction Index (ACSI) puts overall AI platform satisfaction at 73 out of 100—below airlines, social media, and mortgage lenders.
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2026
As the years went on, Angelenos have continued to report falling satisfaction across key indicators — in particular, cost of living, traffic and education.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
Home Depot also built its reputation on customer satisfaction.
—Alexandria Mansfield, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
The goal is to offer fulfillment and satisfaction to students, who research, take action and reflect on how their work makes a difference.
—Froylan Jimenez, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
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Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2026
As the years went on, Angelenos have continued to report falling satisfaction across key indicators — in particular, cost of living, traffic and education.
—Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2026
Home Depot also built its reputation on customer satisfaction.
—Alexandria Mansfield, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
The goal is to offer fulfillment and satisfaction to students, who research, take action and reflect on how their work makes a difference.
—Froylan Jimenez, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for satisfaction
Recent Examples of Synonyms for satisfaction
Noun
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There was no sign of contentment.—
Adam Lichtenstein,
Sun Sentinel,
1 Apr. 2026
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Your 4th House of Protection hosts contentment-seeking Venus, encouraging you to take comfort in your private world.—
Tarot.com,
Baltimore Sun,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Sanders and the 444 nonunion members under his purview also took a 6% cut in compensation.—
U T Editorial Board,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Apr. 2026
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Property owners are given about three months’ notice and paid compensation at rates set by the municipality.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 Apr. 2026
Noun
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With assurances of an immunity deal, David Wiley met with investigators at his attorney's office.—
Peter Van Sant,
CBS News,
12 Apr. 2026
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Such assurances are unlikely to quell the community’s decades-long experience with polluted runoff, however, and small farmers say that runoff could also present a food safety problem and threaten to set back years of organic farming practices.—
Thomas Heaton,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Greene and Bedard have expressed their enjoyment in skating alongside Burakovsky this season.—
Kalen Lumpkins,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
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This redesign is long overdue and will provide a sense of ease and enjoyment to one of Brooklyn's most important public spaces.—
Jesse Zanger,
CBS News,
13 Apr. 2026
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Taking time before a storm arrives to unplug the right appliances and household items can be the difference between weathering the storm safely and thousands of dollars in damages.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
22 Apr. 2026
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On Tuesday a civil jury concluded that Lodes resigned involuntarily due to his reporting of a hostile workplace and was awarded the multimillion-dollar payment as compensation for his emotional damages.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Cuisinart coffee grinders offer a little more certainty than Krups.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
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Under the Basic Coordination plan, reactive chaos will erode what certainty remains on the changing river, said John Berggren, the regional policy manager for Western Resource Advocates, a climate advocacy organization.—
Elise Schmelzer,
Denver Post,
19 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The body is not a source of strength or pleasure or play but a site from which to grab as much power as one can and hold on to it for dear life.—
Naomi Fry,
New Yorker,
18 Apr. 2026
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And a prior production at Court Theatre made much more of the beauty of the changing of campus seasons, one of the ways Auburn gets at the nourishing pleasures of an academic life.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Apr. 2026
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Mayor Johnson launched a Chicago reparations task force in 2024.—
Aida Mogos,
CBS News,
16 Apr. 2026
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Tehran’s demands included the release of frozen assets, guarantees around its nuclear program, the right to charge ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, an end to Israeli attacks on Hezbollah and war reparations.—
Farah N. Jan,
The Conversation,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Satisfaction.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/satisfaction. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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