rewarding
adjective /rɪˈwɔːdɪŋ/
/rɪˈwɔːrdɪŋ/
- (of an activity, etc.) worth doing; that makes you happy because you think it is useful or important
- a rewarding experience/job
Synonyms satisfyingsatisfying- rewarding
- pleasing
- gratifying
- fulfilling
- satisfying that gives you pleasure because it provides something you need or want:
- It’s satisfying to play a game really well.
- rewarding (of an experience or activity) that makes you happy because you think it is useful or important; worth doing:
- Nursing can be a very rewarding career.
- pleasing (rather formal) that gives you pleasure, especially to look at, hear or think about:
- It was a simple but pleasing design.
- gratifying (formal) that gives you pleasure, especially because it makes you feel that you have done well:
- It is gratifying to see such good results.
- fulfilling (of an experience or activity) that makes you happy, because it makes you feel your skills and talents are being used:
- I’m finding the work much more fulfilling now.
- a satisfying/rewarding/gratifying/fulfilling experience/feeling
- (a) satisfying/rewarding/fulfilling job/career/work
- to find something satisfying/rewarding/pleasing/gratifying
Extra ExamplesTopics Working lifeb2- I found it immensely rewarding working with the less able children.
- a mutually rewarding partnership
- Nursing can be a very rewarding career.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- prove
- find something
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
- producing a lot of money synonym profitable
- Teaching is not very financially rewarding (= is not very well paid).
- a satisfying as well as a financially rewarding career
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs- be
- prove
- find something
- …
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
opposite unrewarding