satisfaction

Other forms of satisfaction

plural

satisfactions·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about satisfaction

What does satisfaction mean?

satisfaction means "the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation". That is the primary sense; the word has 5 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in satisfaction?

satisfaction has 4 syllables: sat-is-fac-tion. The stress falls on "fac". In IPA it is /ˌsætəˈsfækʃən/.

What is another word for satisfaction?

Close synonyms include gratification, atonement, expiation. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of satisfaction?

The recorded antonyms are dissatisfaction.

Is satisfaction a common word?

satisfaction is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with satisfaction?

1 word rhymes with satisfaction. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.