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pleasure has 3 distinct synonyms spread across 2 of its 5 senses. Each sense below keeps its own list, because a synonym belongs to a meaning and not to a word: swapping one sense's substitute into another sense's sentence is how a thesaurus makes writing worse. Its one recorded opposite is pain.
Counts are distinct word forms across every sense. A synonym that appears under three senses is counted once here and shown three times below, under each sense it belongs to.
Synonyms, antonyms and the broader and narrower relations for pleasure come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Full sources and licences.
something or someone that provides a source of happiness
“a joy to behold”
a formal expression
“he serves at the pleasure of the President”
an activity that affords enjoyment
“he puts duty before pleasure”
sexual gratification
“he took his pleasure of her”