What is another word for be pleased with?

Pronunciation: [biː plˈiːzd wɪð] (IPA)

The phrase "be pleased with" can be expressed in a multitude of ways. You could say "be content with," "be satisfied with," "be happy with," or "be delighted with." These phrases have slightly different connotations, but all convey a sense of being pleased with something or someone. Other synonyms for "be pleased with" might include "be impressed with," "be gratified by," or "be complacent with." No matter how you choose to phrase it, the sentiment remains the same - expressing satisfaction and happiness with a situation, person, or outcome.

What are the hypernyms for Be pleased with?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

Famous quotes with Be pleased with

  • Dwell upon the brightest parts in every prospect... and strive to be pleased with the present circumstances.
    Abraham Tucker
  • Learn to be pleased with everything with wealth, so far as it makes us beneficial to others with poverty, for not having much to care for, and with obscurity, for being unenvied.
    Plutarch
  • To be pleased with one's limits is a wretched state.
    Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  • Give, you gods, Give to your boy, your Caesar, The rattle of a globe to play withal, This gewgaw world, and put him cheaply off; I'll not be pleased with less than Cleopatra.
    John Dryden
  • Your lordship, only worldly light in this age of ours, you can never be pleased with another man's work for there is no man who resembles you, nor one to equal you … It grieves me greatly that I cannot recapture my past, so as to longer be at your service. As it is, I can only offer you my future, which is short, for I am too old … That is all I have to say. Read my heart for "the quill cannot express good will."
    Michelangelo

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