Antonyms for satisfaction
ˌsæt ɪsˈfæk ʃənsat·is·fac·tion

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1. satisfaction

   Gratification is the giving any mental or physical desire something that it craves; satisfaction is the giving such a desire all that it craves. Happiness is the positively agreeable experience that springs from the possession of good, the gratification or satisfaction of the desires or the relief from pain and evil. Comfort may be almost wholly negative, being found in security or relief from that which pains or annoys; there is comfort by a warm fireside on a wintry night; the sympathy of a true friend affords comfort in sorrow. Enjoyment is more positive, always implying something to be definitely and consciously delighted in; a sick person finds comfort in relief from pain, while he may be far from a state of enjoyment. Pleasure is still more vivid, being an arousing of the faculties to an intensely agreeable activity; satisfaction is more tranquil than pleasure, being the agreeable consciousness of having all that our faculties demand or crave; when a worthy pleasure is past, a worthy satisfaction remains. As referring to a mental state, gratification is used to denote a mild form of happiness resulting from some incident not of very great importance; satisfaction should properly express a happiness deeper, more complete, and more abiding; but as intellect or sensibilities of a low order may find satisfaction in that which is very poor or unworthy, the word has come to be feeble and tame in ordinary use. Happiness is more positive than comfort, enjoyment, or satisfaction, more serene and rational than pleasure; pleasure is of necessity transient; happiness is abiding, and may be eternal; thus, we speak of pleasures, but the plural of happiness is scarcely used. Happiness, in the full sense, is mental or spiritual or both, and is viewed as resulting from some worthy gratification or satisfaction; we may speak of a brute as experiencing comfort or pleasure, but scarcely as in possession of happiness; we speak of vicious pleasure, delight, or joy, but not of vicious happiness. Felicity is a philosophical term, colder and more formal than happiness. Gladness is happiness that overflows, expressing itself in countenance, voice, manner, and action. Joy is more intense than happiness, deeper than gladness, to which it is akin, nobler and more enduring than pleasure. Gaiety is more superficial than joy, more demonstrative than gladness. Rejoicing is happiness or joy that finds utterance in word, song, festivity, etc. Delight is vivid, overflowing happiness of a somewhat transient kind; ecstasy is a state of extreme or extravagant delight so that the one affected by it seems almost beside himself with joy; rapture is closely allied to ecstasy, but is more serene, exalted, and enduring. Triumph is such joy as results from victory, success, achievement. Blessedness is at once the state and the sense of being divinely blessed; as, the blessedness of the righteous. Bliss is ecstatic, perfected happiness; as, the bliss of heaven. Compare COMFORT.

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   Synonyms:
   blessedness, bliss, cheer, comfort, contentment, delight, ecstasy, enjoyment, felicity, gaiety, gladness, gratification, happiness, joy, merriment, mirth, pleasure, rapture, rejoicing, triumph

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. satisfaction

   Antonyms:
   discontent, grievance, dissatisfaction, pain, vexation, annoyance, injury, wrong, fraud, robbery, obligation, demand, claim, damnification, transgression, offence

   Synonyms:
   contentment, content, complacency, pleasure, recompense, compensation, amends, remuneration, indemnification, atonement

Matched Categories

1. • Amends
   • Change
   • Contentment
   • Emotional State
   • Law
   • Payment

Princeton's WordNetRate these antonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. satisfactionnoun

   the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation

   "the chef tasted the sauce with great satisfaction"

   Antonyms:
   dissatisfaction

   Synonyms:
   gratification, expiation, atonement

2. gratification, satisfactionnoun

   state of being gratified or satisfied

   "dull repetitious work gives no gratification"; "to my immense gratification he arrived on time"

   Antonyms:
   dissatisfaction

   Synonyms:
   gratification, expiation, atonement

3. atonement, expiation, satisfactionnoun

   compensation for a wrong

   "we were unable to get satisfaction from the local store"

   Antonyms:
   dissatisfaction

   Synonyms:
   gratification, propitiation, expiation, atonement

4. satisfactionnoun

   (law) the payment of a debt or fulfillment of an obligation

   "the full and final satisfaction of the claim"

   Antonyms:
   dissatisfaction

   Synonyms:
   gratification, expiation, atonement

5. satisfactionnoun

   act of fulfilling a desire or need or appetite

   "the satisfaction of their demand for better services"

   Antonyms:
   dissatisfaction

   Synonyms:
   gratification, expiation, atonement

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1. satisfactionnoun

   Antonyms:
   dissatisfaction, discontent

   Synonyms:
   gratification, contentment, complacency, content, comfort, reparation, indemnification, requital, reimbursement, recompense, atonement, amends

How to use satisfaction in a sentence?

1. Theodore Isaac Rubin:

   Happiness does not come from doing easy work but from the afterglow of satisfaction that comes after the achievement of a difficult task that demanded our best.

2. London CNN Prince Harry:

   My number is 25. It’s not a number that fills me with satisfaction, but nor does it embarrass me.

3. Amanda Cross:

   Odd, the years it took to learn one simple fact that the prize just ahead, the next job, publication, love affair, marriage always seemed to hold the key to satisfaction but never, in the longer run, sufficed.

4. Amit Kumar:

   We now have empirical evidence that that's indeed the case, people are excited when they're looking forward to the satisfaction they'll get from purchases like vacations.

5. Johnson:

   The real satisfaction which praise can afford, is when what is repeated aloud agrees with the whispers of conscience, by showing us that we have not endeavored to deserve well in vain.

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