Pleasing — Meaning, Definition & Synonyms

adjective verb /ˈplē-ziŋ/ pleas·ing

Meaning & Definition of Pleasing

Pleasing (adjective)

  1. giving pleasure, agreeable

Pleasing (adjective) — Senses, Synonyms & Antonyms

  1. giving pleasure or contentment to the mind or senses

    "pleasing music in the background"

    similar: agreeable, blessed, congenial, darling, delectable, delicious, delightful, delightsome, dreamy, dulcet, enjoyable, felicitous, good, grateful, gratifying, heavenly, jolly, luscious, nice, palatable, pleasant, pleasurable, pretty, satisfying, savory, sweet, tasty, welcome
    related: alluring, attractive, desirable, enviable, inviting, relishable, tempting, charming, enchanting, fascinating, calming, comforting, soothing, amusing, diverting, entertaining, recreative, affable, amiable, cheerful, cheery, comfortable, gemütlich, genial, goodly, good-natured, gracious, hospitable, kindly, personable, blissful, felicific, glad, happy, joyous, elating, exhilarating, intoxicating, ecstatic, euphoric, nirvanic, rapturous
    opposite: disagreeable, pleasureless, unpalatable, unpleasant, unwelcome
    near: abominable, ghastly, god-awful, hellish, horrid, miserable, wretched, bilious, disgusting, distasteful, obnoxious, offensive, repellent, repugnant, repulsive, revulsive, unsavory, vile, yucky, abhorrent, detestable, hateful, odious, boring, commonplace, dull, flat, insipid, irksome, stale, tedious, displeasing, dissatisfying, depressing, disheartening, dismal, dreary, gloomy, heartbreaking, heartrending, joyless, lachrymose, sad, unhappy, deplorable, doleful, dolorous, lamentable, lugubrious, mournful, regrettable, sorrowful, tragic, aggravating, annoying, exasperating, irritating, peeving, perturbing, vexing, forbidding, hostile, intimidating, angering, enraging, incensing, inflaming, infuriating, maddening, outraging, rankling, riling, distressing, disturbing, upsetting

Pleasing (verb) — Senses, Synonyms & Antonyms

  1. to give satisfaction to

    "fresh flowers please me greatly"

    similar: agreeing (with), contenting, delighting, feasting, gassing (slang), gladdening, gladding (archaic), gratifying, pleasuring, rejoicing, satisfying, suiting, warming
    related: appeasing, mollifying, pacifying, placating, soothing, assuaging, quenching, satiating, sating, exciting, tickling, titillating, amusing, diverting, entertaining, treating, captivating, charming, galvanizing, thrilling, calming, comforting, catering (to), humoring, indulging, coddling, mollycoddling, pampering, spoiling
    opposite: displeasing
    near: aggravating, annoying, bothering, bugging, chafing, crossing, exasperating, galling, getting, grating, irking, irritating, nettling, peeving, perturbing, piquing, putting out, ruffling, vexing, angering, enraging, incensing, inflaming, infuriating, maddening, outraging, rankling, riling, roiling, steaming up, provoking, rousing, agitating, distressing, disturbing, fretting, upsetting, harassing, harrying, pestering, affronting, insulting, offending

  2. to see fit

    "clearly, you are going to do as you please no matter what I advise"

    similar: choosing, liking, wanting, willing, wishing
    related: aching (for), coveting, craving, desiring, dying (for), fancying, hankering (for), hungering (for), itching (for), longing (for), lusting (for or after), panting (after), pining (for), repining (for), sighing (for), thirsting (for), yearning (for), deciding, determining, resolving

Related Entry: Please (verb)

Please is a different word from Pleasing. The synonyms below are for please, not for pleasing.

  1. to give satisfaction to

    "fresh flowers please me greatly"

    similar: agree (with), content, delight, feast, gas (slang), glad (archaic), gladden, gratify, pleasure, rejoice, satisfy, suit, warm
    related: appease, mollify, pacify, placate, soothe, assuage, quench, sate, satiate, excite, tickle, titillate, amuse, divert, entertain, treat, captivate, charm, galvanize, thrill, calm, comfort, cater (to), humor, indulge, coddle, mollycoddle, pamper, spoil
    opposite: displease
    near: aggravate, annoy, bother, bug, chafe, cross, exasperate, gall, get, grate, irk, irritate, nettle, peeve, perturb, pique, put out, ruffle, vex, anger, enrage, incense, inflame, infuriate, madden, outrage, rankle, rile, roil, steam up, provoke, rouse, agitate, distress, disturb, fret, upset, harass, harry, pester, affront, insult, offend

  2. to see fit

    "clearly, you are going to do as you please no matter what I advise"

    similar: choose, like, want, will, wish
    related: ache (for), covet, crave, desire, die (for), fancy, hanker (for), hunger (for), itch (for), long (for), lust (for or after), pant (after), pine (for), repine (for), sigh (for), thirst (for), yearn (for), decide, determine, resolve

Related Entry: Crowd-pleasing (adjective)

Crowd-pleasing is a different word from Pleasing. The synonyms below are for crowd-pleasing, not for pleasing.

  1. enjoying widespread favor or approval

    "an actor who rarely ventures far afield from crowd-pleasing comedies and actioners"

    similar: big, du jour, faddish, faddy, fashionable, favorite, happening, hot, in, large, modish, pop, popular, popularized, red-hot, vogue, voguish
    related: semipopular, preferred, selected, desirable, liked, wanted, celebrated, famed, famous, noted, notorious, prominent, renowned, well-known, fabled, fabulous, legendary, leading, notable, outstanding, remarkable, important, significant
    opposite: out, unfashionable, unpopular
    near: washed-up, despised, detested, disliked, hated, rejected, insignificant, unimportant, indistinguished, unexceptional, anonymous, nameless, obscure, unknown, inconspicuous

Related Entry: Self-pleasing (adjective)

Self-pleasing is a different word from Pleasing. The synonyms below are for self-pleasing, not for pleasing.

  1. as in sensual, voluptuous

    similar: Cyrenaic, hedonistic, sensual, sybaritic, voluptuary, voluptuous, gluttonous, greedy, rapacious, voracious, masturbatory, onanistic, self-indulgent
    opposite: abstemious, abstentious, abstinent, continent, self-abnegating, self-denying, sober, temperate, ascetic, austere, disciplined, self-controlled, self-disciplined, self-governed

Synonyms, Thesaurus & Another Word for Pleasing

The most common words with a similar meaning to Pleasing:

Slang: gassing
Archaic: gladding
agreeable, blessed, congenial, darling, delectable, delicious, delightful, delightsome, dreamy, dulcet, enjoyable, felicitous, good, grateful, gratifying, heavenly, jolly, luscious, nice, palatable, pleasant, pleasurable, pretty, satisfying, savory, sweet, tasty, welcome, agreeing (with), contenting, delighting, feasting, gladdening, pleasuring, rejoicing, suiting, warming, choosing, liking, wanting

Antonyms & Opposite Words for Pleasing

Words with the opposite meaning of Pleasing:

disagreeable, pleasureless, unpalatable, unpleasant, unwelcome, displeasing

Related Words for Pleasing

alluring, attractive, desirable, enviable, inviting, relishable, tempting, charming, enchanting, fascinating, calming, comforting, soothing, amusing, diverting, entertaining, recreative, affable, amiable, cheerful, cheery, comfortable, gemütlich, genial, goodly, good-natured, gracious, hospitable, kindly, personable

Near Antonyms of Pleasing

abominable, ghastly, god-awful, hellish, horrid, miserable, wretched, bilious, disgusting, distasteful, obnoxious, offensive, repellent, repugnant, repulsive, revulsive, unsavory, vile, yucky, abhorrent, detestable, hateful, odious, boring, commonplace, dull, flat, insipid, irksome, stale

Word Forms of Pleasing

Derived words: pleasingly (adverb), pleasingness (noun)

Origin & Etymology of Pleasing

First known use: 14th century

Words & Phrases Containing Pleasing

self-pleasing

Frequently Asked Questions about Pleasing

What does "Pleasing" mean?

"Pleasing" means giving pleasure, agreeable. As an an adjective and a verb, it is defined as: giving pleasure, agreeable. It has 3 distinct senses.

What is another word for "Pleasing"?

Other words for "Pleasing" include agreeable, blessed, congenial, darling, delectable, delicious, delightful and delightsome. The best synonym depends on which meaning of "Pleasing" you intend.

What are different ways to say "Pleasing"?

There are 128 words and phrases with a similar meaning to "Pleasing". Common alternatives include agreeable, blessed, congenial, darling, delectable, delicious, delightful, delightsome, dreamy and dulcet.

What is the opposite of "Pleasing"?

Antonyms of "Pleasing" include disagreeable, pleasureless, unpalatable, unpleasant, unwelcome and displeasing. Near antonyms include abominable, ghastly, god-awful and hellish.

How do you use "Pleasing" in a sentence?

Examples of "Pleasing" in a sentence: "pleasing music in the background"; "fresh flowers please me greatly"; "clearly, you are going to do as you please no matter what I advise".

Is "Pleasing" a noun, verb, or adjective?

"Pleasing" can be used as an adjective and a verb, depending on the context.

How do you pronounce "Pleasing"?

"Pleasing" is pronounced /ˈplē-ziŋ/ and divided into syllables as pleas·ing.

What is the origin of the word "Pleasing"?

First known use: 14th century.