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adj. VERBS be | find sth ADV. deeply, eminently, extremely, highly, immensely, really, richly, very There's something deeply satisfying about eating vegetables that you have grown yourself. | completely, thoroughly, wholly | quite | personally the need for a personally satisfying set of beliefs | mutually a mutually satisfying relationship | aesthetically, logically, musically
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satisfying
making you feel satisfied, because you have got or achieved something you wanted:
• There’s something very satisfying about baking your own bread. • Teaching can be immensely satisfying.
rewarding
satisfying, because you feel you are doing something useful for yourself or for other people:
• Nursing is a very rewarding job. • It's been hard work, but very rewarding.
fulfilling
making you feel satisfied and happy with your life, because you are using your abilities in a useful way. Fulfilling and rewarding are very close in meaning. Fulfilling is used more about your feelings about your life in general, and that something makes you feel a happier person:
• We want to provide a more fulfilling life for people who are mentally ill. • a happier and more fulfilling relationship • What should be a happy and fulfilling experience all too often is not.
pleasing
making you feel pleased and satisfied, because something is good:
• The results of the training scheme were very pleasing.
gratifying
making you feel pleased and satisfied, especially because people like what you have done, or you feel that you were right about something:
• Their enthusiastic reception of his paintings was very gratifying. • It's gratifying to know that these videos are appreciated. • It is extremely gratifying to hear that something I did affected someone's life in such a positive way.
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