What is another word for pleases?

Pronunciation: [plˈiːzɪz] (IPA)

There are a plethora of synonyms for the word "pleases". Among them are "delights", "satisfies", "gratifies", "content", "suits", "charms", "thrills", "enjoys", "fulfills", "amuses", "tickles", "pleasures", "behooves", "rejoices", "satiates", "appeals", "entertains", "regales", and "tickles one's fancy". These words are often used in place of "pleases" to avoid repetitive language and to add variety to one's writing or speech. It is important to choose the most fitting synonym for the intended context and tone to properly convey one's message and effectively communicate with the audience.

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What are the hypernyms for Pleases?

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Usage examples for Pleases

This is probable, whatever theory of the route of the Exodus one may adopt; and it is still open to every reader to adopt almost any theory he pleases, provided that two facts are borne in mind: viz.
"The Expositor's Bible: The Book of Exodus"
G. A. Chadwick
Let Dinah always keep Nell's company, but as Nell does with her whatever she pleases, do you, Stas, watch over both.
"In Desert and Wilderness"
Henryk Sienkiewicz
Miss Henderson is her own mistress,-she may do what, or go where she pleases.
"The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II)"
Charles James Lever

Famous quotes with Pleases

  • No man pleases by silence; many I please by speaking briefly.
    Ausonius
  • I have seen the day, when, if a man made himself ridiculous, the world would laugh at him. But now, everything that is mean, disgusting, and absurd, pleases them but so much the better!
    Joanna Baillie
  • When the drama attains a characterization which makes the play a revelation of human conduct and a dialogue which characterizes yet pleases for itself, we reach dramatic literature.
    George P. Baker
  • No matter how happily a woman may be married, it always pleases her to discover that there is a really nice man who wishes she were not.
    Mary Catherine Bateson
  • You can't be trying to make a film that pleases all people, you know, so it's not a concern of mine.
    Cate Blanchett

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