Antonyms for satisfy
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : sat-is-fahy |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈsæt ɪsˌfaɪ |
- abstain
- agitate
- anger
- annoy
- bore
- deplete
- depress
- deprive
- diet
- disappoint
- discontent
- discourage
- dissatisfy
- dissuade
- distress
- dull
- exhaust
- fail
- fast
- forget
- frustrate
- halt
- hold
- hurt
- ignore
- incite
- irritate
- keep
- lose
- miss
- moderate
- neglect
- offend
- owe
- pain
- prevent
- provoke
- seize
- stop
- take
- tire
- trouble
- upset
- worry
Definition of satisfy
Origin :- early 15c., from Middle French satisfier, from Old French satisfaire "pay, repay, make reparation" (14c., Modern French satisfaire), from Latin satisfacere "discharge fully, comply with, make amends," literally "do enough," from satis "enough" (from PIE root *sa- "to satisfy;" see sad) + facere "perform" (see factitious). Related: Satisfied; satisfying.
- verb please, content
- verb answer, persuade
- verb pay, compensate
- This assurance satisfied the others, but it did not satisfy Harriet.
- Extract from : « Harriet, The Moses of Her People » by Sarah H. Bradford
- We got enough at Figtree Gully to satisfy them, although there is not a great supply.
- Extract from : « Explorations in Australia » by John Forrest
- Neither will it satisfy me to have her exist merely in idea.
- Extract from : « The Hall of Fantasy (From "Mosses From An Old Manse") » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Manifestations of extravagant thirst, which water could not satisfy.
- Extract from : « Punchinello, Vol. 1, No. 8, May 21, 1870 » by Various
- Certainly these rural interiors would not satisfy everybody.
- Extract from : « The Roof of France » by Matilda Betham-Edwards
- For it was thus that William first strove to satisfy his followers.
- Extract from : « Cameos from English History, from Rollo to Edward II » by Charlotte Mary Yonge
- But, what could be wanting to satisfy the insatiable cravings of this woman?
- Extract from : « Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. I » by Francis Augustus Cox
- "I cannot satisfy your curiosity yet," replied Lady Delacour.
- Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 3 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth
- Purchase wealth by her safety and satisfy your revenge with a single victim.
- Extract from : « The Last of the Mohicans » by James Fenimore Cooper
- If you ask me, sir, who first set the notion afloat in the town, I cannot satisfy you.
- Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood
Synonyms for satisfy
- accomplish
- amuse
- animate
- answer
- appease
- assuage
- assure
- atone
- avail
- be adequate
- be enough
- be sufficient
- befriend
- brighten up
- captivate
- capture
- cheer
- clear up
- cloy
- come up to
- comfort
- complete
- comply with
- conciliate
- conform to
- convince
- delight
- disburse
- discharge
- dispel doubt
- do
- do the trick
- elate
- enliven
- entertain
- enthrall
- equip
- exhilarate
- fascinate
- fill
- fill the bill
- flatter
- fulfill
- furnish
- get by
- gladden
- glut
- gorge
- gratify
- hit the spot
- humor
- indemnify
- induce
- indulge
- inveigle
- keep promise
- liquidate
- make good
- make merry
- make reparation
- make the grade
- meet
- mollify
- observe
- pacify
- pass muster
- pay off
- perform
- placate
- propitiate
- provide
- put mind at ease
- qualify
- quench
- quiet
- quit
- reassure
- recompense
- rejoice
- remunerate
- repay
- requite
- reward
- sate
- satiate
- score
- sell
- sell on
- serve
- serve the purpose
- settle
- slake
- square
- suffice
- suit
- surfeit
- tide over
- win over
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