satisfies

verb

present tense third-person singular of satisfy
1
as in alleviates
to put a complete end to (a physical need or desire) the players satisfied their hunger after the game with a big pasta dinner

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2
as in convinces
to cause (someone) to agree with a belief or course of action by using arguments or earnest requests it took me a while to satisfy my attorney that I had good grounds for a lawsuit

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3
as in fulfills
to do what is required by the terms of the contractor had clearly failed to satisfy the terms of the agreement

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4
as in pleases
to give satisfaction to a hot dinner and a relaxing massage never fails to satisfy her after a long week at work

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5
as in compensates
to provide (someone) with a just payment for loss or injury the owners of the restaurant were generously satisfied for any business lost during the filming

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Recent Examples of satisfies In an email, HHS spokesperson Emily Hilliard wrote that every committee member satisfies the FDA’s ethics requirements. — CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026 As that churn suggests, none of these stories satisfies him, none proves sufficient to sustain a self. — Garth Greenwell, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2026 Visually stylish and well-acted, this is a pulpy thriller that satisfies. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 2 Oct. 2026 Why the offer’s terms matter The statutory consequence applies only if the offer satisfies the law’s requirements. — Ethan Stone, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2026 Organizations must determine whether software seamlessly satisfies end-user intent and business domain expectations. — Barney Krishnan, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026 The models are deliberately tuned to favor the shortest, computationally cheapest response that satisfies the bare minimum requirements of a query. — New Atlas, 4 Sep. 2026 The kind of dessert that satisfies your craving, but doesn’t taste too sickly sweet. — George Yang, Space.com, 1 Sep. 2026 Central to the reorganization is an institutional separation between standard setting and conformity assessment—the process used to determine whether a product, facility or company satisfies those standards. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 20 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for satisfies
  1. alleviates
  2. convinces
  3. fulfills
  4. pleases
  5. compensates
  6. indulges
  7. persuades
  8. keeps
Verb
  • Shortening the distance between them, Apple says, alleviates data bottlenecks among the CPU, GPU, and Neural Engine, enabling better sustained multitasking performance and unlocking new capabilities for running local AI models.
    — Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Morgan Stanley’s Joseph Moore said the arrangement alleviates concerns about circular financing because third-party investors would provide most of the capital, while Nvidia would participate only to a limited extent.
    — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of alleviates
Verb
  • There’s a real opportunity in the fourth episode to do something fun, or at least interesting, when Tyson convinces Russ to join him in smoking hallucinatory toad venom, but no flair or flourishes emerge.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Costner cited a scene in which Dunbar introduces the Lakota tribe to coffee and convinces them to partake by sweetening it heavily.
    — Kelsey Legg, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of convinces
Verb
  • The Chair44 discovery, on the other hand, fulfills a decades-long quest to find a strong example.
    — Rachel Crowell, Scientific American, 12 Oct. 2026
  • My heart is not in it, my kids are my life, my work supports us and fulfills me, along with hobbies.
    — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of fulfills
Verb
  • Coastal decor darling Serena & Lily brings you the Pacifica modular collection to suit any configuration that pleases you.
    — Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 28 May 2026
  • For something more substantial, Ramsey’s pleases both vegetarians and meat eaters with options such as BBQ brisket sandwich with homemade onion straws or Zucchini Noodle Thai Bowl.
    — Sarah Miller, Midwest Living, 29 Apr. 2026
Definition of pleases
Verb
  • For years, Whitehouse’s state has been grappling with challenges stemming from how the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services compensates healthcare providers.
    — David Lim, semafor.com, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Pay now or later, or not at all Some mutual fund share classes charge a sales commission, or load, that compensates the broker or advisor who sells the fund.
    — Debbie Carlson, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of compensates
Verb
  • Professional patient Argan indulges his every ailment, and schemes to marry off his daughter to a doctor to save on medical bills.
    — Greg Evans, Deadline, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Lee indulges that emotional ambiguity, the way the pedal steel can blur the distinction between a frown and a smile.
    — Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 20 July 2026
Definition of indulges
Verb
  • Fielder persuades Holmes to watch it for the first time, on a laptop in the couple’s bed.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
  • While posing artfully in the store’s shop window, Klara catches the eye of Josie (Mia Tharia), who persuades her mother Chrissie (Amy Adams) to buy her as a companion.
    — Damon Wise, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of persuades
Verb
  • Highly possible, yet the USA keeps assuring Ukranian leaders that the support of the United States is with them.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026
  • One of cosmology’s greatest mysteries is the nature of dark energy—the invisible force that keeps the universe expanding at an ever-increasing rate.
    — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of keeps

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“Satisfies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/satisfies. Accessed 21 Oct. 2026.

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