- pleasing - giving pleasure and satisfaction; "a pleasing piece of news"; "pleasing in manner and appearance"
Antonyms: displeasing, disconcerting, upsetting, exasperating, infuriating, maddening, vexing, off-putting
- aesthetic, esthetic, artistic, pleasing - aesthetically pleasing; "an artistic flower arrangement"
Antonyms: tasteless, in poor taste (indirect, via tasteful)
- appreciated, gratifying, pleasing, satisfying - giving pleasure or satisfaction
Antonym: unrewarding (indirect, via rewarding)
- pleasing - able to please or win approval
Antonyms: unfavorable, unfavourable (indirect, via favorable)
- please, delight - give pleasure to or be pleasing to; "These colors please the senses"; "a pleasing sensation"
--1 is one way to satisfy, gratify
Antonyms: displease
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun pleasure1, noun pleasure2, noun pleasure4, noun pleaser1, noun pleasing1
The good news will please her
The performance is likely to please Sue
- please - be the will of or have the will (to); "he could do many things if he pleased"
--2 is one way to wish, care, like
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun pleasure4
Something ----s
Somebody ----s
- please - give satisfaction; "The waiters around her aim to please"
--3 is one way to satisfy, gratify
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody