Meaning & use
rewarding
Providing satisfaction or a sense of value, especially in return for effort.
See it in a sentence
Teaching turned out to be a far more rewarding career than she expected.
Volunteering at the shelter is exhausting but deeply rewarding.
A note on using this word
Rewarding emphasizes an emotional or personal payoff, which can exist even when a task is difficult or unpaid.
Words with a similar meaning
fulfillingsatisfyingworthwhile
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Words with an opposite meaning
unfulfilling
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