Pleased and satisfied because a hoped-for effort, response, or result has occurred.
Reach for it when describing measured satisfaction tied to a particular outcome
The tutor was gratified by the student's growing confidence.
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everyday
Fits when moderate positive feeling is all the context needs
Careful Pleased may come from preference alone, while gratified suggests fulfillment.
warm
Fits when the welcome result produces lively happiness
Careful Delighted is stronger and less restrained than gratified.
warm
Fits when the outcome answers a deep purpose or long-held aim
Careful Fulfilled describes broader meaning and can overstate one encouraging result.
professional
reassured
Fits when new evidence reduces a specific concern
Careful Reassured can occur without pleasure or a sense of accomplishment.
professional
Fits when the result meets a standard or expectation
Careful Satisfied can be emotionally neutral and may imply no delight.
literary
Fits when the result restores confidence or courage
Careful Heartened concerns renewed hope, not satisfaction with achievement.
deeply gratified
She was deeply gratified that former pupils returned for the opening.
gratified to learn
The engineers were gratified to learn that the repair survived winter.
feel gratified
Volunteers can feel gratified without taking credit from the residents.
Definitions and examples are written for this site. How words are chosen Recording: Neskaya, American accent, from Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0 Updated
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