1
as in to indulge
to give in to (a desire)
just gratify this one whim of mine
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
2
as in to satisfy
to give satisfaction to
your presence at the holiday table would really gratify your grandmother
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of gratify
The Voice could not pay him for the first several years but the exposure was gratifying.
—
Elaine Woo, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2025
And Louisville, which was nowhere to be found in that first Bracket Watch but, in what must be a gratifying Pat Kelsey debut season for Cards fans, would be firmly entrenched if the field were announced today.
—Joe Rexrode, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
And the first movie was recognized by the WGA, and I was gratified by that.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 27 Dec. 2024
Somewhere along the line, a sense of progress becomes clearer, and what was tedious becomes gratifying.
—Dr. Rina Koshkina, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
See All Example Sentences for gratify
Elaine Woo, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2025
And Louisville, which was nowhere to be found in that first Bracket Watch but, in what must be a gratifying Pat Kelsey debut season for Cards fans, would be firmly entrenched if the field were announced today.
—Joe Rexrode, The Athletic, 14 Jan. 2025
And the first movie was recognized by the WGA, and I was gratified by that.
—Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 27 Dec. 2024
Somewhere along the line, a sense of progress becomes clearer, and what was tedious becomes gratifying.
—Dr. Rina Koshkina, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
See All Example Sentences for gratify
Recent Examples of Synonyms for gratify
Verb
-
And sure, while indulging ourselves with a $400 tin of caviar isn’t exactly akin to buying a tube of lipstick for most of us, the sentiment is valid.—
Allyson Reedy,
The Denver Post,
19 Feb. 2025
-
The national community could be knit together without indulging the chauvinism of belligerence.—
Gideon Lewis-Kraus,
The New Yorker,
19 Feb. 2025
Verb
-
Colonial empires established plantations in Asia and South America to satisfy demand in Europe and North America.—
Peter S. Goodman,
New York Times,
22 Feb. 2025
-
The cannibals of the South Sea Islands roast human beings alive to satisfy hunger.—
Liz Tracey,
JSTOR Daily,
21 Feb. 2025
Verb
-
There would be no way to run a private company with the prices and services of the USPS that would please shareholders.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
23 Feb. 2025
-
The approach this year doesn’t mean that the resulting legislation will please everyone or will automatically sail through the legislature, said Clifford, a Centennial Democrat and police officer.—
Seth Klamann,
The Denver Post,
8 Feb. 2025
Verb
-
Since 1986, Dolores and Lupe Mendez have been delighting South Siders with soul-satisfying breakfast tacos and other early-morning staples like huevos rancheros.—
Edmund Tijerina,
Bon Appétit,
27 Feb. 2025
-
The players’ receptiveness to the nickname delights Liam.—
Edward Lee,
Baltimore Sun,
25 Feb. 2025
Verb
-
The primary living space is warmed by a log-burning fireplace and leads to a kitchen galley partially illuminated by a skylight.—
Richard Lane,
USA TODAY,
24 Feb. 2025
-
Photograph: Getty Images The top floor of the lodge at the Black Mountain ski resort in Jackson, New Hampshire, isn’t filled with red-cheeked skiers having lodge lunch, warming their boots by the fire, or taking a break from a day on the hill.—
Nicole Gull McElroy,
WIRED,
23 Feb. 2025
Verb
-
There will be plenty of time to talk about all of that, so for now please humor me with a moment of reflection.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
12 Feb. 2025
-
This is a season of TV full of adventure, lightsaber fights, and space dogfights, but also a season that brings back a childlike sense of wonder and humor to a franchise that had become a bit too somber.—
Rafael Motamayor,
Vulture,
15 Jan. 2025
Verb
-
Dodge won't spoil the surprise by confirming if the last one will be based on the Charger or the Challenger (or maybe both), but the evidence suggests the latter is more likely.—
Jack Fitzgerald,
Car and Driver,
13 Feb. 2023
-
Farmers’ broiler chickens suffocate, and dairy products spoil.—
Monica Mark,
The Christian Science Monitor,
10 Feb. 2023
Cite this Entry
“Gratify.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/gratify. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share