enjoyable

adjective

Definition of enjoyablenext
1
as in pleasant
giving pleasure or contentment to the mind or senses the great food, service, and atmosphere made for a most enjoyable dinner

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2
as in fun
providing amusement or enjoyment the theme park's great variety of attractions mean that every member of the family will have an enjoyable time

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Recent Examples of enjoyable But Dunnigan’s pick-six late in the game — combined with the win — made this an enjoyable and successful night for the freshman from Kansas. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026 Later, Mars trines Neptune in your 5th House and brings your adventurous energy somewhere much more enjoyable. — Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 2 Oct. 2026 The live betting interface isn’t quite as enjoyable for use as the standard pre-game betting option. — Outkick, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026 The experience was surprisingly enjoyable, giving me an easy way to discover new music by tapping into live radio. — Kimberly Gedeon, PC Magazine, 27 Sep. 2026 Be patient and polite with other shoppers to create a more enjoyable thrifting environment. — Heather Bien, Southern Living, 24 Sep. 2026 But perhaps the most enjoyable part of Whitley’s first season is the opportunity to coach his son, senior receiver Avery Whitley, in football for the first time. — Jack Leo, AJC.com, 22 Sep. 2026 Classes also emphasize that healthier eating can be enjoyable and affordable. — Hope Hodge Deck, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026 Not to mention, its lyrics are equally as enjoyable as the production. — Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enjoyable
  1. pleasant
  2. fun
  3. delightful
  4. amusing
  5. delicious
  6. entertaining
  7. pleasing
  8. nice
Adjective
  • Brisbane 2032 vice president Tim Mander and chief marketing officer Brent Hill told the weekend news conference the accidental release was a pleasant surprise.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
  • And the owners’ taste, in this case, is pleasant and broadly appealing, complimenting the home’s high ceilings and historic features.
    — Kim Velsey, Curbed, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of pleasant
Adjective
  • The Rock Art Trail is fun and educational, as is trying to identify what some of the animals depicted are.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
  • But having a second chance with the band, and everybody was so fun to hang out with.
    — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of fun
Adjective
  • The delightful casting choices were made by the brand’s Creative Director, Miuccia Prada, who has always seemed to pride herself on taking a direction least expected.
    — Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Grapes for this delightful white are grown in ocean floor sedimentary soils that contain quartz crystals.
    — Mike DeSimone, Robb Report, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of delightful
Adjective
  • Soon, though, Sutskever also catches the eye of Altman and his partner Elon Musk (an amusing Ike Barinholtz, nailing him).
    — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2026
  • There's a tricky tonal balance in treating the lawyers' gasp-inducing ruthlessness as entertaining and even amusing while also allowing its consequences to be clear.
    — Linda Holmes, NPR, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of amusing
Adjective
  • This countertop-friendly frozen dessert machine features five delicious presets for ice cream, sorbet, gelato, smoothie bowls and frozen yogurt.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
  • And Michael Rishawn almost steals the show with his delicious comic turn as the restaurant host, as well as other ancillary characters.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of delicious
Adjective
  • Douglas, 82, has just published an incredibly dishy, wildly entertaining, at times both hilarious and painful new memoir, One Helluva Ride.
    — Sean Woods, Rolling Stone, 7 Oct. 2026
  • The standout among the entertaining spaces is the baby-blue kitchen, which extends from the rear of the home into a rounded turret overlooking a ravine.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 7 Oct. 2026
Definition of entertaining
Adjective
  • Its look, a pleasing meld of contemporary glass and steel, mid-century accents, and exposed brickwork, nods to the past.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026
  • This puzzle is stuffed with nuance, pleasing crosses and a lot of simply terrific, ridiculously evocative stuff — for example, a jarring assortment of lovely trivia intersecting with some hideous ailments at more than one juncture.
    — Caitlin Lovinger, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of pleasing
Adjective
  • The woman and her children lived in the nice part of the house and the foster girls — three to five at a time — ate dinner separately in the basement.
    — Joseph Shapiro, NPR, 3 Oct. 2026
  • In an era where millions of recipes are made for content consumption as much as actual consumption, traveling back in time for someone’s beloved 1970 banana bread recipe sounds pretty nice.
    — Candy Hom, AJC.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of nice

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“Enjoyable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enjoyable. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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