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as in pleased
experiencing pleasure, satisfaction, or delight
satisfied customers tend to come back over and over
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as in happy
feeling that one's needs or desires have been met
a satisfied vacationer is one who has spent the time doing exactly what he or she wanted
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as in satiated
to put a complete end to (a physical need or desire)
the players satisfied their hunger after the game with a big pasta dinner
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as in convinced
to cause (someone) to agree with a belief or course of action by using arguments or earnest requests
it took me a while to satisfy my attorney that I had good grounds for a lawsuit
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as in fulfilled
to do what is required by the terms of
the contractor had clearly failed to satisfy the terms of the agreement
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as in delighted
to give satisfaction to
a hot dinner and a relaxing massage never fails to satisfy her after a long week at work
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as in compensated
to provide (someone) with a just payment for loss or injury
the owners of the restaurant were generously satisfied for any business lost during the filming
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Recent Examples of satisfied
Mitch Picasso, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Something is not sort of satisfied by the hard parameters of literary-fiction realism, even though that was the tradition I was raised in.
—Michael Schaub, Oc Register, 7 Nov. 2025
Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
Stein provided one that satisfied her ambitions and perhaps mitigated a sense of mediocrity.
—Judith Thurman, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
The fast-food worker offered the irate customer a coffee in an attempt to calm her, but Brown was not satisfied, according to authorities.
—Mitch Picasso, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Something is not sort of satisfied by the hard parameters of literary-fiction realism, even though that was the tradition I was raised in.
—Michael Schaub, Oc Register, 7 Nov. 2025
Verb
The seaside site in Gloucester satisfied all these criteria.
—Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 8 Oct. 2025
Stein provided one that satisfied her ambitions and perhaps mitigated a sense of mediocrity.
—Judith Thurman, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for satisfied
Adjective
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The charismatic auctioneer was clearly pleased, teasing the eager bidder.—
Paige Reddinger,
Robb Report,
8 Nov. 2025
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Sturm, who has had no illusions about what his team can and can’t do, is pleased with the way his players are starting to take to his hybrid zone/man system.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The Danish drugmaker's unsolicited bid is rarely seen in the industry, and Pfizer certainly wasn't happy about it.—
Annika Kim Constantino,Bertha Coombs,
CNBC,
5 Nov. 2025
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The hunky leading man was happy to take on the moniker.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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My value, my dignity as a human being, was completely dependent on my ability to work, as if nothing else about me awarded me the ability to feel satiated by food.—
Stephanie Land,
Time,
30 Oct. 2025
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For guests with children in tow, a tortilla-making class (without knives or an open flame) will keep the whole family entertained and satiated.—
AFAR Media,
AFAR Media,
23 Oct. 2025
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After tumbling from a 50-foot height, Dan Aykroyd walked away convinced that a higher power had caught him.—
Stephanie Nolasco,
FOXNews.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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But Weber was always convinced that what his apparatuses were seeing was a real signal.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Trier’s paternal grandfather, Ernst, was a talented painter of modernist landscapes who never quite fulfilled his early promise.—
Margaret Talbot,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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White’s promotion also left an open spot on the practice squad — one fulfilled by defensive tackle and 2024 Panthers draft pick Jaden Crumedy.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Snoop, who delighted audiences with his dispatches from the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris, will be back on his ring game next month as a roving correspondent for the Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
6 Nov. 2025
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Nancy Bernstorff and Terri Lopez, both from Ramona, said they were delighted by Truett’s artwork.—
Regina Elling,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Nov. 2025
Verb
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But Yasin Ayari shone and more than compensated, tenacious in the duels and tidy with his passing.—
Liam Tharme,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2025
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Of course, plenty of people are compensated for posts in Washington’s influence ecosystem.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
10 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The Dodgers will be glad to get him back at some point next year.—
Aaliyan Mohammed,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Nov. 2025
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Talking with reporters after the game, Bosa was glad the Bills won, but not so happy about the Chiefs converting a fourth-and-17 play.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Satisfied.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/satisfied. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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