Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Providing personal satisfaction or a sense of benefit: Describes an activity, experience, or job that makes you feel happy and fulfilled because it is worth the effort involved.
   • Yielding a positive return or result: Indicates that something offers benefits, advantages, or valuable outcomes that compensate for the work or investment put into it.

Usage

• The adjective rewarding is used to describe nouns, typically activities, jobs, experiences, or relationships.
• It often implies that the satisfaction is non-material or emotional, though it can also relate to tangible benefits.
• Common collocations include: a , a , , a .

Examples

• Adjective:
  • Volunteering at the animal shelter has been an incredibly rewarding experience.
  • Teaching is a challenging but deeply rewarding profession.
  • They found the hike difficult, but the view from the summit was rewarding.

Advanced Usage

• "to find something rewarding": This phrase is commonly used to express a personal feeling of satisfaction gained from an activity.
  • I find gardening very rewarding because I can see the results of my work.
• "intellectually/spiritually/emotionally rewarding": Used to specify the type of satisfaction or benefit received.
  • Studying philosophy can be intellectually rewarding.

Variants and Related Words

• Reward (noun): A thing given in recognition of service, effort, or achievement. (e.g., )
• Reward (verb): To give something to someone in recognition of their services, efforts, or achievements. (e.g., .)
• Rewardingly (adverb): In a rewarding manner. (e.g., )

Synonyms

• Satisfying: Fulfilling a need or desire.
• Fulfilling: Making someone feel satisfied and happy because they are fully using their abilities.
• Gratifying: Giving pleasure or satisfaction.
• Worthwhile: Worth the time, money, or effort spent; of value.

Antonyms

• Unrewarding: Not providing satisfaction or benefit.
• Frustrating: Causing feelings of annoyance or dissatisfaction due to inability to achieve something.
• Thankless: (Of a job or task) unlikely to be appreciated or rewarded.

Adjective

1. providing personal satisfaction
   • a rewarding career as a paramedic