pleased
Feeling quite content
Pleased describes a feeling of satisfaction or happiness about something.
It's milder than delighted but warmer than merely satisfied: I'm pleased with how the project turned out.
In formal contexts, pleased appears in polite expressions: Pleased to meet you, I'd be pleased to help.
Someone can be pleased with themselves—sometimes genuinely satisfied, sometimes smugly self-congratulatory.
Feeling pleasure or contentment
- delightedFeeling great pleasure
- gladPleased or willing
- joyfulFeeling great happiness
- cheerfulPleasantly bright in mood
elated · thrilled · overjoyed · gleeful · radiant · beaming · sunny · merry
What something contains
- contentedFeeling quietly fulfilled
- gratifiedMade content or pleased
- fulfilledCompletely satisfied, realized
- satisfiedHaving enough, wanting nothing
approval · contentment · smile · enjoyment · savor · relish · comfortable · at-ease
Satisfied by accomplishment
- accomplishedHighly skilled, expert
- achievedSuccessfully completed a goal
- successfulHaving achieved one's aims
- triumphantJoyfully victorious
self-satisfied · smug · chuffed · fulfilled · victorious · elated · glowing · beaming
Feeling thankful
- thankfulFeeling gratitude expressed
- appreciativeFeeling or showing gratitude
- obligedBound to comply
- indebtedOwing thanks or money
touched · moved · honored · blessed · humbled · acknowledgment · gratitude · recognition
happy
Feeling pleasure or contentment
cheerful · elated · thrilled · overjoyed · gleeful · radiant · beaming · sunny · merry · upbeat
content
What something contains
- contentedFeeling quietly fulfilled
- gratifiedMade content or pleased
- fulfilledCompletely satisfied, realized
satisfied · approval · contentment · smile · enjoyment · savor · relish · comfortable · at-ease · settled
proud
Satisfied by accomplishment
- accomplishedHighly skilled, expert
- achievedSuccessfully completed a goal
- successfulHaving achieved one's aims
triumphant · self-satisfied · smug · chuffed · fulfilled · victorious · elated · glowing · beaming · self-congratulatory
grateful
Feeling thankful
- thankfulFeeling gratitude expressed
- appreciativeFeeling or showing gratitude
- obligedBound to comply
indebted · touched · moved · honored · blessed · humbled · acknowledgment · gratitude · recognition · beholden
relieved
No longer anxious
unburdened · eased · consoled · calmed · relaxed · exhale · respite · solace · lightened · pacified
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Mildly angry or annoyed
dissatisfied · disappointed · unsatisfied · discontented · unhappy
- my pleasureGracious response to gratitude
- please help meRequest for intervention
- pretty pleaseEmphatic polite request
- guilty pleasureEnjoyment tinged with shame
- oh pleaseDismissive exclamation of doubt
- pleased to meet youFormal greeting upon introduction
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