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Antonyms for pleasurable
ˈplɛʒ ər ə bəlplea·sur·able
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term pleasurable.
English Synonyms and Antonyms
pleasurable
Agreeable refers to whatever gives a mild degree of pleasure; as, an agreeable perfume. Acceptable indicates a thing to be worthy of acceptance; as, an acceptable offering. Grateful is stronger than agreeable or gratifying, indicating whatever awakens a feeling akin to gratitude. A pleasant face and pleasing manners arouse pleasurable sensations, and make the possessor an agreeable companion; if possessed of intelligence, vivacity, and goodness, such a person's society will be delightful. Criminals may find each other's company congenial, but scarcely delightful. Satisfying denotes anything that is received with calm acquiescence, as substantial food, or established truth. That is welcome which is received with joyful heartiness; as, welcome tidings. Compare BEAUTIFUL; CHARMING; DELICIOUS.
Antonyms:
depressing, disappointing, distressing, hateful, horrible, melancholy, miserable, mournful, painful, saddening, woful, wretchedSynonyms:
acceptable, agreeable, congenial, delicious, delightful, grateful, gratifying, pleasant, pleasing, refreshing, satisfying, welcome
Princeton's WordNet
enjoyable, gratifying, pleasurableadjective
affording satisfaction or pleasure
"the company was enjoyable"; "found her praise gratifying"; "full of happiness and pleasurable excitement"; "good printing makes a book more pleasurable to read"
Antonyms:
unpleasantSynonyms:
gratifying, enjoyable, sweet
How to use pleasurable in a sentence?
I can think of nothing less pleasurable than a life devoted to pleasure.
We're frightened, yet we're also excited at the same time. ... We release dopamine which provides us with a pleasurable feeling, the first second you start accelerating incredibly fast, it leaves you almost breathless.
Strange things happen to men in their 40s, and this was my midlife crisis, i hadn't thought about baseball cards in 30 years. But then I bought one, then two, and it was so pleasurable I thought 'Oh hell, why not?'.
The urge to gamble is so universal and its practice so pleasurable that I assume it must be evil.
So, [that means] adding more positive, fun activities to their lives that sort of crowd out the amount that they’re drinking and increasing pleasurable activities.
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#8709 | horrible | |
#9372 | painful | |
#15772 | disappointing | |
#17102 | miserable | |
#18616 | unpleasant | |
#20906 | depressing | |
#25291 | melancholy | |
#30054 | hateful | |
#30945 | wretched | |
#31143 | pleasurable | |
#42423 | distressing | |
#60125 | mournful | |
#155391 | saddening |
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