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| Main Entry: | pleasing |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | nice |
| Synonyms: | adorable, agreeable, amiable, amusing, attractive, charming, congenial, darling, delicious, delightful, enchanting, engaging, enjoyable, entertaining, favorable, good, grateful, gratifying, likable, luscious, mellow, musical, palatable, pleasant, pleasurable, polite, satisfactory, satisfying, savory, suitable, sweet, welcome, winning |
| Antonyms: | displeasng |
| Main Entry: | please |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | delight, make happy |
| Synonyms: | amuse, charm, cheer, content, enchant, entertain, gladden, grab, gratify, hit the spot*, humor, indulge, kill*, satisfy, score, suit, tickle*, titillate, turn on*, wow*, fill the bill, go over big, make the grade, overjoy, sweep off feet, tickle pink |
| Antonyms: | anger, annoy, depress, displease, disturb, upset, worry |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | please |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | will, elect to do |
| Synonyms: | choose, command, demand, desire, like, opt, prefer, want, wish, be inclined, see fit |
| Antonyms: | deny, refuse, be unwilling |
| Main Entry: | pleasing/pleasurable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | welcome, nice |
| Synonyms: | agreeable, amiable, amusing, charming, congenial, delightful, enchanting, engaging, enjoyable, entertaining, favorable, good, grateful, gratifying, likable, luscious, musical, palatable, pleasant, polite, satisfactory, satisfying, savory, suitable, sweet, winning |
| Antonyms: | bad, disagreeable, dismal, grim, hurtful, troublesome, unpleasant, unwelcome, displeasing, upsetting |
| Main Entry: | acceptable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | satisfactory, agreeable |
| Synonyms: | adequate, admissible, all right, average, big*, common, cool*, decent, delightful, fair, hip*, kosher*, large, okay, on the ball*, passable, pleasant, pleasing, respectable, standard, sufficient, swell*, tolerable, trendy, unexceptional, welcome, A-OK, cooking with gas, copacetic, hep, hunky-dory, in the swim, on the beam, peachy keen, right on, unobjectionable, up to code, up to snuff |
| Antonyms: | disagreeable, disturbing, unacceptable, unsatisfactory, unwelcome |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | adorable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | cute, lovable |
| Synonyms: | ambrosial, appealing, attractive, charming, cute, darling, dear, delectable, delicious, delightful, dreamy*, fetching, heavenly, hot*, luscious, pleasing, precious, sexy, suave, captivating, dishy |
| Antonyms: | cursed, despicable, detestable, hateful, hateable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | amiable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | friendly, agreeable |
| Synonyms: | affable, amicable, attractive, benign, breezy, charming, cheerful, complaisant, cool*, cordial, cozy, delightful, easy, engaging, friendly, genial, good-humored, good-natured, gracious, kind, kindly, lenient, lovable, mellow, mild, obliging, palsy-walsy*, pleasant, pleasing, princely*, responsive, right, righteous, sociable, swell*, tight*, warm, warmhearted, winning, buddy-buddy*, clubby, copacetic, downright neighborly, home cooking, pussycat, sweet-tempered |
| Notes: | amicable implies being well disposed; amiable is acting well disposed and amiable is commonly applied only to people - though sometimes it is used for occasions, while amicable is not applied to people at all but to human interactions and their outcomes; amiable first meant 'kind' or 'lovely, lovable' and amicable first applied to things and meant 'pleasant, benign' |
| Antonyms: | crabby, disagreeable, gloomy, hateful, irritable, mean, quarrelsome, rude, surly, testy, unfriendly |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | amusing |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | entertaining, funny |
| Synonyms: | agreeable, camp, charming, cheerful, cheering, comical, cut up*, delightful, droll, enchanting, engaging, enjoyable, entertaining, fun, gratifying, humorous, interesting, jocular, laughable, lively, merry, pleasant, pleasing, priceless, sidesplitting*, witty, boffo, campy, diverting, for grins, gladdening, gut-busting, jokey, joshing, screaming, too funny for words |
| Antonyms: | annoying, boring, tiring, unfunny |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | attractive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | appealing, drawing attention |
| Synonyms: | adorable, agreeable, alluring, beautiful, charming, comely, enchanting, engaging, fair, fascinating, fetching, glamorous, good-looking, gorgeous, handsome, interesting, inviting, lovely, magnetic, pleasant, pleasing, prepossessing, pretty, provocative, seductive, stunning, teasing, tempting, winning, winsome, beckoning, bewitching, captivating, enthralling, enticing, hunky, looker, luring, mesmeric, taking, tantalizing |
| Antonyms: | repellent, repulsive, ugly, unappealing, unattractive |
| Main Entry: | beautiful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | physically attractive |
| Synonyms: | admirable, alluring, angelic, appealing, charming, classy, comely, cute, dazzling, delicate, delightful, divine, elegant, excellent, exquisite, fair, fascinating, fine, foxy*, good-looking, gorgeous, graceful, grand, handsome, ideal, lovely, magnificent, marvelous, nice, pleasing, pretty, radiant, ravishing, refined, resplendent, shapely, splendid, statuesque, stunning, sublime, superb, symmetrical, wonderful, beauteous, bewitching, enticing, pulchritudinous, sightly, taking, well-formed |
| Antonyms: | disgusting, grotesque, hideous, homely, offensive, plain, repulsive, ugly, unattractive |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | beloved |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | adored |
| Synonyms: | admired, cared for, cherished, darling, dear, dearest, doted on, endeared, esteemed, fair-haired, favorite, hallowed, highly regarded, highly valued, idolized, loved, near to one's heart, pet*, pleasing, popular, precious, prized, respected, revered, sweet, treasured, venerated, well-liked, worshiped |
| Antonyms: | despised, disliked, hated |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | charming |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | captivating |
| Synonyms: | absorbing, alluring, amiable, appealing, attractive, charismatic, choice, cute, dainty, delectable, delicate, delightful, desirable, elegant, engaging, engrossing, entrancing, eye-catching, fascinating, fetching, glamorous, graceful, inviting, irresistible, likable, lovable, lovely, nice, pleasant, pleasing, provocative, rapturous, ravishing, seductive, sweet, tempting, winning, winsome, bewitching, electrifying, enamoring, enthralling, infatuating, magnetizing, seducing, tantalizing, titillating |
| Antonyms: | frightening, irritating, offensive, repellent, repulsive, terrifying, repulsing |
| Main Entry: | comely |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | beautiful |
| Synonyms: | attractive, becoming, blooming, buxom, fair, fine, good-looking, gorgeous, graceful, handsome, nice, pleasing, pretty, stunning, wholesome, winsome, a ten, beauteous, pulchritudinous |
| Antonyms: | despicable, disagreeable, offensive, repellent, repulsive, revolting, ugly, unattractive, bad-looking |
| Main Entry: | congenial |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | friendly, compatible |
| Synonyms: | adapted, affable, agreeable, companionable, compatible, complaisant, congruous, consistent, consonant, convivial, cooperative, cordial, delightful, favorable, fit, genial, good-humored, gracious, happy, harmonious, jovial, kindly, kindred, like-minded, mellow, pleasant, pleasing, sociable, social, suitable, sympathetic, amical, clubby, conversable, regular fellow, right neighborly, well-suited |
| Antonyms: | disagreeable, ill-suited, incompatible, uncongenial, unfriendly, unsympathetic |
| Main Entry: | delightful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | pleasant, charming |
| Synonyms: | adorable, agreeable, alluring, ambrosial, amusing, attractive, beautiful, cheery, clever, congenial, darling, delectable, delicious, enchanting, engaging, enjoyable, entertaining, fair, fascinating, gratifying, heavenly, ineffable, lovely, luscious, lush, pleasing, pleasurable, rapturous, ravishing, refreshing, satisfying, scrumptious, thrilling, yummy*, captivating |
| Antonyms: | bad, disappointing, horrible, unhappy, unpleasant, unamusing, unenjoyable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | enchanting |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | fascinating, delightful |
| Synonyms: | alluring, appealing, attractive, charming, delectable, endearing, entrancing, exciting, glamorous, intriguing, lovely, pleasant, pleasing, ravishing, seductive, siren, winsome, beguiling, bewitching, captivating, enthralling, sirenic |
| Antonyms: | disgust, repellent, repulsive, bothering, disenchanting |
| Main Entry: | engaging |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | charming |
| Synonyms: | agreeable, alluring, appealing, attractive, enchanting, entrancing, fascinating, fetching, glamorous, interesting, intriguing, inviting, likable, lovable, magnetic, pleasant, pleasing, prepossessing, siren, sweet, winning, winsome, bewitching, captivating, enticing, mesmeric |
| Antonyms: | boring, repulsive, tiresome, undesirable, unlikeable |
| Main Entry: | fetching |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | alluring, attractive |
| Synonyms: | beautiful, charming, cute, enchanting, fascinating, intriguing, pleasing, sweet, tempting, winsome, captivating, enticing, luring, taking |
| Antonyms: | repellent, repulsive, ugly, unattractive, unalluring |
| Main Entry: | glad |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | happy, delightful |
| Synonyms: | animated, beaming, beautiful, blithesome, bright, can't complain, cheerful, cheering, cheery, contented, exhilarated, felicitous, floating on air, gay, genial, gleeful, gratified, gratifying, hilarious, jocund, jovial, joyful, joyous, lighthearted, merry, mirthful, overjoyed, pleasant, pleased, pleased as punch, pleasing, radiant, rejoicing, sparkling, tickled, tickled pink*, tickled to death, up, willing |
| Antonyms: | sad, unhappy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | gorgeous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | beautiful, magnificent |
| Synonyms: | attractive, bright, brilliant, colorful, dazzling, delightful, dream, elegant, enjoyable, exquisite, fine, flamboyant, foxy*, gaudy, glittering, glorious, good-looking, grand, handsome, imposing, impressive, knockout*, lavish, lovely, luxuriant, luxurious, opulent, ostentatious, pleasing, plush, ravishing, resplendent, showy, splendid, stunning, sublime, sumptuous, superb, beaut, centerfold, drop-dead, easy on the eyes, lulu, pulchritudinous, splendiferous |
| Antonyms: | homely, ugly, undesirable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
Copyright © 2009 by the Philip Lief Group.
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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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