gratification
Pleasure from achievement
Gratification is the pleasure that comes from having a desire fulfilled or a need satisfied.
The word often appears in discussions of delayed versus immediate gratification—whether to take a smaller reward now or wait for a larger one later: She chose instant gratification over long-term savings.
Sexual gratification refers specifically to sexual pleasure or release.
State of relishing something
- delightIntense pleasure or satisfaction
- blissPerfect, serene felicity
- euphoriaIntense emotional high
- joyIntense positive emotion
ecstasy · happiness · elation · glee · merriment · amusement · comfort · cheerfulness
State of fulfilled desires
- contentmentPeaceful satisfaction with circumstances
- achievementAccomplished goal or deed
- accomplishmentSuccessful completion of aim
- realizationGrasping what's true
completion · attainment · self-actualization · purpose · success · goal · aspiration · milestone
Moral decline through excess
- luxuryExpensive nonessential comfort
- hedonismPursuit of gratification
- extravaganceExcessive, wasteful spending
- opulenceShowy, abundant prosperity
treat · splurge · excess · spoiling · feasting · sensuality · profligacy · gluttony
Sudden urge to act
- immediacyQuality of being direct
- urgeStrong inner drive
- nowThe present moment
- spontaneityActing without forethought
impatience · hasty · snap-decision · temptation · craving · whim · shortcut · on-demand
Reward for winning
- trophyAward for winning
- bonusReward beyond expectation
- incentiveReward encouraging action
- compensationPayment for services rendered
payout · dividend · earnings · gain · windfall · bounty · remuneration · perquisite
enjoyment
State of relishing something
joy · ecstasy · happiness · elation · glee · merriment · amusement · comfort · cheerfulness · rapture
satisfaction
State of fulfilled desires
- contentmentPeaceful satisfaction with circumstances
- achievementAccomplished goal or deed
- accomplishmentSuccessful completion of aim
realization · completion · attainment · self-actualization · purpose · success · goal · aspiration · milestone · growth
decadence
Moral decline through excess
- luxuryExpensive nonessential comfort
- hedonismPursuit of gratification
- extravaganceExcessive, wasteful spending
opulence · treat · splurge · excess · spoiling · feasting · sensuality · profligacy · gluttony · overindulgence
impulse
Sudden urge to act
spontaneity · impatience · hasty · snap-decision · temptation · craving · whim · shortcut · on-demand · dopamine
prize
Reward for winning
compensation · payout · dividend · earnings · gain · windfall · bounty · remuneration · perquisite · tip
- desireyearn, yearning, crave, craving, lust
- pleasurepleasure, enjoyment, delight, contentment, satisfaction
- feelingsemotion, feeling, pleasure, joy, anger
- indulgenceindulgence, indulge, indulgent, self-indulgent, overindulgence
- joyhappiness, gladness, joyfulness, elation, delight
- rewardreward, reinforcement, incentive, pleasure, satisfaction
gratificationfrustration
Displeasure from blocked efforts
dissatisfaction · disappointment · displeasure · discontent · discontentment
gratificationdenial
Refusal to accept reality
deprivation · frustration · refusal · thwarting · obstruction
gratificationdeprivation
State of lacking necessities
privation · abstinence · self-denial · austerity · asceticism
- instant gratificationSatisfaction without delay
- immediate gratificationDesire for quick pleasure
- delayed gratificationPostponing pleasure for benefit