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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

Barber suggested King would be pleased by that.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 21, 2023

"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

So he would no doubt be pleased by the retrospective, “Enigma & Desire: Man Ray Paintings,” which, spanning the course of his 60-year career, excludes photographs and objects to focus solely on paintings.

From New York Times ● Nov. 20, 2019

I don’t think he’d be pleased by anything I did today.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black

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