/ ˈsætɪsfaɪɪŋ; NAmE / adjective
giving pleasure because it provides sth you need or want :
a satisfying meal
a satisfying experience
It's satisfying to play a game really well.
► sat·is·fy·ing·ly adverb
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SYNONYMS
satisfying
rewarding ♦ pleasing ♦ gratifying ♦ fulfilling
These words all describe an experience, activity or fact that gives you pleasure because it provides sth you need or want.
satisfying
that gives you pleasure because it provides sth you need or want:
It's satisfying to play a game really well.
rewarding
(of an experience or activity) that makes you happy because you think it is useful or important; worth doing:
Nursing can be a very rewarding career.
pleasing
( rather formal ) that gives you pleasure, especially to look at, hear or think about:
It was a simple but pleasing design.
gratifying
( formal ) that gives you pleasure, especially because it makes you feel that you have done well:
It is gratifying to see such good results.
fulfilling
(of an experience or activity) that makes you happy, because it makes you feel your skills and talents are being used:
I'm finding the work much more fulfilling now.
satisfying, rewarding or fulfilling?
Almost any experience, important or very brief, can be satisfying . Rewarding and fulfilling are used more for longer, more serious activities, such as jobs or careers. Satisying and fulfilling are more about your personal satisfaction or happiness; rewarding is more about your sense of doing sth important and being useful to others.
PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS :
very / highly / extremely satisfying / rewarding / pleasing / gratifying / fulfilling
a satisfying / rewarding / gratifying / fulfilling experience / feeling
(a) satisfying / rewarding / fulfilling job / career / work
to be pleasing / gratifying to the eye / ear / senses
to find sth satisfying / rewarding / pleasing / gratifying / fulfilling