Antonyms of verb content

1 of 2 senses of content

Sense 2
content -- (make content; "I am contented")
       Antonym of discontent (Sense 1)
      => discontent -- (make dissatisfied)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb content

2 senses of content

Sense 1
content -- (satisfy in a limited way; "He contented himself with one glass of beer per day")
       => limit, circumscribe, confine -- (restrict or confine, "I limit you to two visits to the pub a day")

Sense 2
content -- (make content; "I am contented")
       => satisfy, gratify -- (make happy or satisfied)

Antonyms of adj contented

1 sense of contented

Sense 1
contented (vs. discontented), content -- (satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are; "a contented smile")

discontented (vs. contented), discontent -- (showing or experiencing dissatisfaction or restless longing; "saw many discontent faces in the room"; "was discontented with his position")
        => disaffected, ill-affected, malcontent, rebellious -- (discontented as toward authority)
        => disgruntled, dissatisfied -- (in a state of sulky dissatisfaction)
        => restless, ungratified, unsatisfied -- (worried and uneasy)

Similarity of adj contented

1 sense of contented

Sense 1
contented (vs. discontented), content -- (satisfied or showing satisfaction with things as they are; "a contented smile")
       => complacent, self-satisfied, self-complacent -- (contented to a fault with oneself or one's actions; "he had become complacent after years of success"; "his self-satisfied dignity")
       => satisfied -- (filled with satisfaction; "a satisfied customer")
       => smug, self-satisfied -- (marked by excessive complacency or self-satisfaction; "a smug glow of self-congratulation")
          Also See-> happy#1; pleased#1

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