Antonyms for gratified


Grammar : Adj
Spell : grat-uh-fahy
Phonetic Transcription : ˈgræt əˌfaɪ


Definition of gratified

Origin :
  • c.1400, "to bestow grace upon;" 1530s, "to show gratitude to," from French gratifier (16c.) or directly from Latin gratificari "to do favor to, oblige, gratify," from gratus "pleasing" (see grace) + root of facere "make, do, perform" (see factitious). Meaning "to give pleasure to" is from 1560s. Related: Gratified; gratifying.
  • adj fulfilled
Example sentences :
  • That love acknowledged, fed, and gratified, when are its demands appeased?
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
  • Not improbably, the public may yet be gratified with this collection.
  • Extract from : « Other Tales and Sketches » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • For the time being, conscience was muted by gratified ambition.
  • Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana
  • A year ago her half promise to Joe had gratified her sense of romance.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • The first evening or two Christine's pleasure in having him there gratified him.
  • Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
  • It was a project which pleased her taste, and gratified her aristocratic notions.
  • Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 5 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
  • The Assistant Commissioner was surprised and gratified extremely.
  • Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad
  • The manner in which I gratified this wish, and the consequences to which it led, will be seen in the sequel.
  • Extract from : « Ned Myers » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • I am charitable enough to hope that this gratified her more than it vexed me, which was not at all.
  • Extract from : « In the Valley » by Harold Frederic
  • He confirmed his friends in their confidence, fixed the wavering, and gratified all.
  • Extract from : « The Last of the Mohicans » by James Fenimore Cooper

Synonyms for gratified

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