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| Main Entry: | rewarding |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | beneficial, pleasing |
| Synonyms: | advantageous, fruitful, gainful, gratifying, productive, profitable, remunerative, satisfying, valuable, worthwhile, edifying, fulfilling |
| Antonyms: | troubling, upsetting |
| Main Entry: | reward |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | pay; give prize |
| Synonyms: | compensate, honor, recompense, remunerate, repay, requite, stroke*, sugarcoat*, tip, take care of |
| Notes: | an award is something awarded or granted, as for merit; a reward is something given or received in recompense for worthy behavior or in retribution for evil acts |
| Antonyms: | penalize, punish, take away |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | fruitful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | productive |
| Synonyms: | abounding, abundant, advantageous, beneficial, blooming, blossoming, breeding, conducive, copious, effective, fecund, fertile, flourishing, flush, gainful, plentiful, profitable, profuse, prolific, rewarding, rich, successful, useful, worthwhile, childing, fructiferous, plenteous, proliferant, propagating, reproducing, spawning, well-spent |
| Antonyms: | barren, impotent, sterile, unfruitful, unproductive |
| Main Entry: | gainful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very productive, profitable |
| Synonyms: | advantageous, beneficial, fat, fruitful, generous, good, in the black, lucrative, lush, moneymaking, remunerative, rewarding, rich, satisfying, substantial, sweet*, useful, worthwhile, going, going concern, paid off, paying, well-paying |
| Antonyms: | disadvantageous, unproductive, unprofitable, useless |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | productive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | fruitful, creative |
| Synonyms: | advantageous, beneficial, constructive, dynamic, effective, energetic, fecund, fertile, gainful, gratifying, inventive, plentiful, producing, profitable, prolific, rewarding, rich, teeming, useful, valuable, vigorous, worthwhile, generative |
| Antonyms: | fruitless, impotent, unfruitful, unproductive |
| Main Entry: | profitable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | advantageous; money-making |
| Synonyms: | assisting, beneficial, commercial, conducive, cost-effective, effective, effectual, favorable, fruitful, gainful, good, in the black, instrumental, lucrative, practical, pragmatic, productive, remunerative, rewarding, serviceable, successful, sweet*, useful, valuable, worthwhile, contributive, going, paid off, paying, paying well, self-sustaining, sustaining, well-paying |
| Antonyms: | disadvantageous, unprofitable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | satisfying |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | fulfilling |
| Synonyms: | delightful, enjoyable, favorable, gratifying, pleasant, pleasing, pleasurable, refreshing, rewarding, satisfactory, savory, sweet, hitting the spot, satiating |
| Main Entry: | successful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | favorable, profitable |
| Synonyms: | acknowledged, advantageous, auspicious, blooming, blossoming, champion, efficacious, extraordinary, flourishing, fortuitous, fortunate, fruitful, happy, lucky, lucrative, moneymaking, notable, noteworthy, outstanding, prosperous, rewarding, rolling, strong, thriving, top, triumphant, unbeaten, undefeated, victorious, wealthy, ahead of the game, at the top, at top of ladder, bestselling, booming, crowned, on track, out in front, paying |
| Antonyms: | losing, unfavorable, unprofitable, unsuccessful, forfeiting |
| Main Entry: | worthwhile |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | helpful |
| Synonyms: | advantageous, beneficial, constructive, estimable, excellent, gainful, good, important, invaluable, justifiable, lucrative, meritorious, priceless, productive, profitable, remunerative, rewarding, serviceable, useful, valuable, worthy, money-making, paying |
| Antonyms: | valueless, worthless, unhelpful |
| Main Entry: | proud |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | pleased, pleasing |
| Synonyms: | appreciative, august, content, contented, dignified, eminent, fiery, fine, glad, glorious, gorgeous, grand, gratifying, great, honored, illustrious, imposing, impressive, magnificent, majestic, memorable, noble, red-letter*, rewarding, satisfied, satisfying, spirited, splendid, stately, sublime, superb, valiant, vigorous, gratified, great-hearted, self-respecting, well-pleased |
| Antonyms: | sad, sorry |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | marvelous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | superb, great |
| Synonyms: | agreeable, astonishing, bad*, boss*, colossal, cool*, divine, dreamy*, enjoyable, excellent, fabulous, fantastic, glorious, groovy*, hot*, keen, magnificent, neat*, out of this world, outrageous, peachy, pleasant, pleasurable, prime*, rewarding, satisfying, sensational, solid*, spectacular, splendid, stupendous, super, supreme, swell, terrific, wonderful, fab, greatest, smashing, solid gold |
| Antonyms: | insignificant, paltry, worthless, inconsiderable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | readable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | pleasurable to peruse |
| Synonyms: | absorbing, amusing, appealing, brilliant, clever, easy, eloquent, engaging, engrossing, enjoyable, entertaining, exciting, fascinating, gratifying, ingenious, interesting, inviting, pleasant, pleasing, rewarding, satisfying, smooth, stimulating, worthwhile, enthralling, gripping, relaxing, well-written |
| Antonyms: | disgusting |
| Main Entry: | award |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give prize or reward |
| Synonyms: | accord, adjudge, allocate, allot, apportion, assign, bestow, concede, confer, decree, dish out*, distribute, donate, endow, gift, grant, hand out, present, render, reward, shell out*, fork out*, sweeten the kitty |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | bribe |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | request silence, action, or inaction for money |
| Synonyms: | approach, buy, buy off, coax, corrupt, entice, fix*, get at, influence, instigate, lubricate, lure, pervert, reward, seduce, soap*, square, suborn, sugar, tamper, tempt, tip, buy back, do business, get to, grease palm, make a deal, oil palm, pay off, sweeten the pot, take care of |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | compensate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make restitution |
| Synonyms: | atone, come down with*, commit, indemnify, pay, recompense, recoup, refund, reimburse, remunerate, repay, requite, reward, satisfy, shell out*, guerdon, make good, pay up, plank out, pony up, take care of, tickle the palm |
| Antonyms: | deprive, fine, forfeit, lose |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | deal |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | distribute |
| Synonyms: | administer, allot, apportion, assign, bestow, deliver, disburse, dish out*, dispense, disperse, disseminate, divide, dole out*, drop, give, hand out, impart, inflict, measure, partake, participate, partition, render, reward, share, strike, come across with, divvy, fork out*, fork over, mete out |
| Antonyms: | hold, keep |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | pay |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give money for goods, services |
| Synonyms: | adjust, bequeath, bestow, chip in*, clear, come through, compensate, confer, defray, disburse, discharge, extend, foot*, foot the bill*, grant, hand over*, handle, honor, kick in*, liquidate, meet, offer, present, proffer, put up*, recompense, recoup, refund, reimburse, remit, remunerate, render, repay, requite, reward, satisfy, settle, stake, bear the cost, bear the expense, cough up, dig up, make payment, plunk down, prepay, take care of |
| Antonyms: | earn |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | recompense |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | pay back, make restitution |
| Synonyms: | atone, balance, compensate, counterbalance, counterpoise, equalize, expiate, fix, grease*, indemnify, offset, pay, propitiate, put out*, reciprocate, recoup, recover, redress, reimburse, remunerate, repay, requite, retaliate, retrieve, return, reward, satisfy, square*, ante up, atone for, comp, cough up, countervail, do business, give satisfaction, make amends, make good, make up for, overcompensate, pay for, spring for, sweeten the pot, swing for, take care of |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | refund |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | return money; rebate |
| Synonyms: | adjust, balance, compensate, indemnify, recompense, recoup, redeem, redress, reimburse, relinquish, remit, remunerate, repay, restore, reward, settle, give back, honor a claim, make amends, make good, make repayment, make up for, pay back |
| Main Entry: | repay |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | give back money or possession |
| Synonyms: | accord, award, balance, compensate, indemnify, make restitution, offset, rebate, recompense, refund, reimburse, remunerate, requite, restore, return, reward, square*, make amends, make up for, pay back, pay dues, settle up |
| Antonyms: | deprive, extort, penalize, seize, steal, take |
* = 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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