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rewarding

adj · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • CMU ARPABET: R IH0 W AO1 R D IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: R IY0 W AO1 R D IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Giving or resulting in reward or satisfaction.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

present participle and gerund of reward

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective

Meaning 3

providing personal satisfaction

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a rewarding career as a paramedic

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: unrewarding

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

16 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: gratificant — giving satisfaction
  • Danish: belønnende — giving satisfaction
  • Danish: tilfredsstillende — giving satisfaction
  • Finnish: palkitseva — giving satisfaction
  • French: gratifiant — giving satisfaction
  • German: belohnend — giving satisfaction
  • Italian: appagante — giving satisfaction
  • Italian: gratificante — giving satisfaction
  • Latvian: pateicīgs — giving satisfaction
  • Portuguese: gratificante — giving satisfaction
  • Serbo-Croatian: vrijedan — giving satisfaction
  • Serbo-Croatian: nagrađujući — giving satisfaction
  • Serbo-Croatian: isplativ — giving satisfaction
  • Spanish: premiante — giving satisfaction
  • Spanish: premiador — giving satisfaction
  • Turkish: ödüllendirici — giving satisfaction