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Definition of pleasant
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Synonyms & Antonyms for pleasant
Synonyms
agreeable, blessed (also blest), congenial, darling, delectable, delicious, delightful, delightsome, dreamy, dulcet, enjoyable, felicitous, good, grateful, gratifying, heavenly, jolly, luscious, nice, palatable, pleasing, pleasurable, pretty, satisfying, savory (also savoury), sweet, tasty, welcome
Antonyms
disagreeable, pleasureless, unpalatable, unpleasant, unwelcome
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Examples of pleasant in a Sentence
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The breweries are more pleasant, the product better across the board. — Paul Daugherty, Cincinnati.com, "Doc's Morning Line: RIP to the 2019 Cincinnati Reds. Here's where the club progressed.," 26 Aug. 2019 The weather is pleasant, often better than in summer. — Los Angeles Times, "Escapes: Can Kauai be saved from its own success?," 15 Aug. 2019 The trumpet mushrooms are dreamy and the tarragon sauce pleasant, but the overall dish is too toned down. — Daliah Singer, The Know, "Restaurant review: The food satisfies, but Jovanina’s good looks are what really entice diners," 6 Aug. 2019 Spoiler: The dream isn't very pleasant, and it's punctuated by what might be 2019's most unsettling fake laugh, around the 35-second mark. — Hayden Dingman, PCWorld, "This week in games: Crusader Kings II is as cheap as it will ever get, Destiny 2: Shadowkeep delayed," 2 Aug. 2019 Every year, the gaming industry delivers pleasant surprises — there’s always a game that wasn’t on my radar that blows me away. — Matthew Gault, Time, "The Best Video Games of 2019 (So Far)," 26 June 2019 To have a happy youth, to be well and wisely married, and to lead useful, pleasant lives, with as little care and sorrow to try them as God sees fit to send. — Sarah Schutte, National Review, "Louisa May Alcott: A Writer for All Ages," 22 Aug. 2019 What now looked like a pleasant local park, Greenberg said, used to be a dumping ground for residents. — Rachel Poser, Harper's magazine, "Common Ground," 19 Aug. 2019 The summer is hot, the water warm and people hoping to enjoy a pleasant day on Wisconsin’s lakes and rivers are instead turned away — disgusted at the soupy green blooms appropriately nicknamed pond scum. — Lee Bergquist, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "It's peak algae season. Here's what you should know about a toxic form, 'blue-green algae'," 19 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'pleasant.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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