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be pleased by

VERB

Synonyms

STRONGEST

admire appreciate go for love

STRONG

adore approve cherish dig esteem exclaim fancy prize relish savor

WEAK

be gratified by be keen on be partial to be sweet on care for care to delight in derive pleasure from dote on feast on find appealing get a kick out of hanker for hold dear indulge in luxuriate in rejoice in revel in stuck on take an interest in take delight in take satisfaction in take to

Antonyms

STRONGEST

dislike hate scorn

STRONG

despise not care refuse

WEAK

ignore

Example Sentences

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Investors likely will be pleased by the company’s balance sheet.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

Jane had figured the doctor would be pleased by the gift.

From Slate • Mar. 23, 2025

Housing advocates, on the other hand, may be pleased by the mayor’s proposal to double the unit count.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 7, 2024

If you’re tempted to be pleased by the pickax — to regard it as a fine interplay of public art and public life — ruangrupa, an artists’ collective from Indonesia, will gladly disillusion you.

From New York Times • Jun. 9, 2022

I don’t think he’d be pleased by anything I did today.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black

be pleased by

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