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be pleased by

VERB
like
Synonyms
STRONGEST
admire appreciate go for love
STRONG
adore approve cherish dig esteem exclaim fancy prize relish savor
WEAK
be gratified by be keen on be partial to be sweet on care for care to delight in derive pleasure from dote on feast on find appealing get a kick out of hanker for hold dear indulge in luxuriate in rejoice in revel in stuck on take an interest in take delight in take satisfaction in take to
Antonyms
STRONGEST
dislike hate scorn
STRONG
despise not care refuse
WEAK
ignore

Example Sentences

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Investors likely will be pleased by the company’s balance sheet.

From Barron's ● Mar. 19, 2026

Jane had figured the doctor would be pleased by the gift.

From Slate ● Mar. 23, 2025

"Despite wider concerns around the cost of living, the hospitality sector especially will be pleased by this welcome boost, having missed out on two years of unrestricted trading," said Barclaycard Payments chief executive Rob Cameron.

From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2022

You sense that even Lou Reed would be pleased by how the film refuses the obvious.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 14, 2021

Hizdahr did not seem to be of a jealous nature, but no man would be pleased by the presence of a rival suitor near his new bride.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin

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