satisfy
English Thesaurus
1. fill or meet a want or need (verb.consumption)
| hypernym | : | cater, ply, provide, supply, |
| definition | : | give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance (verb.consumption) |
| hyponym | : | answer, |
| definition | : | be satisfactory for; meet the requirements of or serve the purpose of (verb.consumption) |
2. make happy or satisfied (verb.emotion)
| hyponym | : | delight, please, |
| definition | : | give pleasure to or be pleasing to (verb.emotion) |
| hyponym | : | please, |
| definition | : | give satisfaction (verb.emotion) |
| hyponym | : | content, |
| definition | : | make content (verb.emotion) |
3. meet the requirements or expectations of (verb.stative)
| hypernym | : | conform to, fit, meet, |
| definition | : | satisfy a condition or restriction (verb.stative) |
| hyponym | : | answer, do, serve, suffice, |
| definition | : | be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity (verb.stative) |
| hyponym | : | cover, |
| definition | : | provide for (verb.stative) |
4. fill or meet a want or need (verb.consumption)
| derivation | : | satisfaction, |
| definition | : | act of fulfilling a desire or need or appetite (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | fulfillment, fulfilment, |
| definition | : | a feeling of satisfaction at having achieved your desires (noun.feeling) |
| derivation | : | satisfier, |
| definition | : | any agent capable of producing satisfaction (noun.object) |
| derivation | : | fill, |
| definition | : | a quantity sufficient to satisfy (noun.quantity) |
| derivation | : | satisfactory, |
| definition | : | giving satisfaction (adj.all) |
5. make happy or satisfied (verb.emotion)
| antonym | : | dissatisfy, |
| definition | : | fail to satisfy (verb.emotion) |
| derivation | : | gratification, |
| definition | : | the act or an instance of satisfying (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | satisfier, |
| definition | : | any agent capable of producing satisfaction (noun.object) |
6. meet the requirements or expectations of (verb.stative)
| antonym | : | fall short of, |
| definition | : | fail to satisfy, as of expectations, for example (verb.stative) |
| derivation | : | fulfillment, fulfilment, |
| definition | : | the act of consummating something (a desire or promise etc) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | satisfaction, |
| definition | : | act of fulfilling a desire or need or appetite (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | satisfier, |
| definition | : | any agent capable of producing satisfaction (noun.object) |
| derivation | : | satisfactory, |
| definition | : | giving satisfaction (adj.all) |
7. fill or meet a want or need (verb.consumption)
| derivation | : | satisfaction, |
| definition | : | act of fulfilling a desire or need or appetite (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | fulfillment, fulfilment, |
| definition | : | a feeling of satisfaction at having achieved your desires (noun.feeling) |
| derivation | : | satisfier, |
| definition | : | any agent capable of producing satisfaction (noun.object) |
| derivation | : | fill, |
| definition | : | a quantity sufficient to satisfy (noun.quantity) |
| derivation | : | satisfactory, |
| definition | : | giving satisfaction (adj.all) |
8. make happy or satisfied (verb.emotion)
| antonym | : | dissatisfy, |
| definition | : | fail to satisfy (verb.emotion) |
| derivation | : | gratification, |
| definition | : | the act or an instance of satisfying (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | satisfier, |
| definition | : | any agent capable of producing satisfaction (noun.object) |
9. meet the requirements or expectations of (verb.stative)
| antonym | : | fall short of, |
| definition | : | fail to satisfy, as of expectations, for example (verb.stative) |
| derivation | : | fulfillment, fulfilment, |
| definition | : | the act of consummating something (a desire or promise etc) (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | satisfaction, |
| definition | : | act of fulfilling a desire or need or appetite (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | satisfier, |
| definition | : | any agent capable of producing satisfaction (noun.object) |
| derivation | : | satisfactory, |
| definition | : | giving satisfaction (adj.all) |
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