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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

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

"Despite wider concerns around the cost of living, the hospitality sector especially will be pleased by this welcome boost, having missed out on two years of unrestricted trading," said Barclaycard Payments chief executive Rob Cameron.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2022

Ingram appeared on social media to be pleased by word of the trade talks.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 27, 2021

Hizdahr did not seem to be of a jealous nature, but no man would be pleased by the presence of a rival suitor near his new bride.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

be pleased by

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