Please, gratify, delight, rejoice, gladden, tickle, regale mean to make happy or to be a cause of happiness.
Category: Synonyms
Pleasant vs Pleasing vs Agreeable vs Grateful vs Gratifying vs Welcome
Pleasant, pleasing, agreeable, grateful, gratifying, welcome are comparable when they mean highly acceptable to or delighting the mind or the senses.
Playful vs Frolicsome vs Sportive vs Roguish vs Waggish vs Impish vs Mischievous
Playful, frolicsome, sportive, roguish, waggish, impish, mischievous mean given to play, jests, or tricks or indicative of such a disposition or mood.
Play vs Sport vs Disport vs Frolic vs Rollick vs Romp vs Gambol
Play, sport, disport, frolic, rollick, romp, gambol can all as verbs mean to engage in exercise or other activity as a pleasure or amusement, and as nouns mean exercise or activities engaged in for the sake of pleasure or amusement.
Plausible vs Credible vs Believable vs Colorable vs Specious
Plausible, credible, believable, colorable, specious are comparable when they mean capable of impressing the observer, auditor, or reader as truly or genuinely possessing the quality or character that is set forth or claimed.
Plastic vs Pliable vs Pliant vs Ductile vs Malleable vs Adaptable
Plastic, pliable, pliant, ductile, malleable, adaptable are applied to things and to persons regarded as material susceptible of being modified in form or nature.
Plan vs Design vs Plot vs Scheme vs Project
Plan, design, plot, scheme, project, as nouns, denote a proposed method of doing or making something or of achieving a given end, and as verbs, to devise such a method.
Plain vs Homely vs Simple vs Unpretentious
Plain, homely, simple, unpretentious are comparable when they mean devoid of whatever embellishes or makes for superficial beauty.
Place vs Position vs Location vs Situation vs Site vs Spot vs Station
Place, position, location, situation, site, spot, station are comparable when they mean the point or portion of space occupied by or chosen for a thing.
Pitiful vs Piteous vs Pitiable
Pitiful, piteous, pitiable are comparable but not always interchangeable when they mean arousing or deserving pity or compassion.
Pirate vs Freebooter vs Buccaneer vs Privateer vs Corsair
Pirate, freebooter, buccaneer, privateer, corsair basically mean one who sails in search of plunder.
Pillar vs Column vs Pilaster
Pillar, column, pilaster denote a structure that rises high from a base or foundation, is slender in comparison with its width, and usually has a monolithic and decorative appearance.