re ‧ ward ‧ ing /rɪˈwɔːdɪŋ $ -ɔːr-/ BrE AmE adjective
[ Word Family: adjective : ↑ rewarding ≠ UNREWARDING , ↑ unrewarded ; verb : ↑ reward ; noun : ↑ reward ]
making you feel happy and satisfied because you feel you are doing something useful or important, even if you do not earn much money ⇨ satisfying , worthwhile :
Teaching can be a very rewarding career.
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THESAURUS
▪ satisfying making you feel satisfied, because you have got or achieved something you wanted:
There’s something very satisfying about baking your own bread.
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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.
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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.
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a happier and more fulfilling relationship
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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.
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It's gratifying to know that these videos are appreciated.
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It is extremely gratifying to hear that something I did affected someone's life in such a positive way.