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please Synonyms

Another word for please

Choosing another word for please depends on context, so the 22 synonyms and similar words below are separated across 4 exact definitions and ranked by match strength.
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• adverb (Context 1)

Used as a polite marker of courtesy when making a request, giving an instruction, or accepting an offer.

Usage Example

"Could you kindly pass the salt across the table?"

Strongest
kindly
Strong
pray
Weak
prithee

• verb (Context 2)

To cause someone to feel happy, satisfied, or gratified.

Usage Example

"It always pleases the teacher to see her students collaborating so well."

Strongest
gratify
satisfy
delight
Strong
gladden
content
appease
suit
charm
Weak
amuse

• interjection (Context 3)

Used to express polite insistence, urgent pleading, or exasperated disbelief in response to a statement or situation.

Usage Example

"Oh, come on, do not tell me you actually believed that ridiculous excuse!"

Strongest
come on

• verb (Context 4)

To wish, choose, or see fit to do something.

Usage Example

"Once the project is finished, you are free to spend the afternoon however you wish."

Strongest
wish
choose
like
see fit
Strong
want
desire
prefer
fancy
elect

Opposites of please

The opposite of please shifts depending on context. Common opposites include:

displease
dissatisfy
disappoint
annoy
upset
offend
irritate
vex
See all opposites of please

• Nearby Words

pleasantly
pleasantness
pleasantry
please
pleased
pleasedly
pleaser

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Wordmom. (2026). Synonyms for Please. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/synonyms/please
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