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rewarding adjective [ rɪˈwɔːdɪŋ ]

• providing satisfaction; gratifying.
• "skiing can be hugely rewarding"
Similar: satisfying, gratifying, pleasing, fulfilling, enriching, edifying, beneficial, illuminating, informative, worthwhile, advantageous, productive, fruitful, valuable,
Opposite: unrewarding,

reward verb

• give something to (someone) in recognition of their services, efforts, or achievements.
• "the engineer who supervised the work was rewarded with the MBE"
Similar: recompense, pay, remunerate, give a bounty to, give a present to, tip, honour, decorate, give an award to, recognize, requite, guerdon,
Opposite: punish,
Origin: Middle English: from Anglo-Norman French, variant of Old French reguard ‘regard, heed’, also an early sense of the English word.


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