Basic Details
Word: Contented
Part of Speech: Adjective
Meaning: Happy and satisfied with what you have, so that you do not want more.
Synonyms: satisfied, pleased, happy, at ease
Antonyms: discontented, dissatisfied, restless, unhappy
Sounds like: contended (argued that something is true, or competed for something)
How to Spell Contented
Syllables: con - tent - ed
Tricky part: It is content + ed, with a t before ed. Do not confuse it with contended, which has a d and means argued or competed.
Watch out for: contentted, contentid, contanted
Memory tip: Find the tent inside: a camper sitting contented in his tent after a long walk. Con-tent-ed.
Usage Examples
Example 1: The baby gave a contented sigh and fell asleep.
Example 2: Grandma is contented with a cup of tea and the morning newspaper.
Example 3: The cows looked contented in the green field by the canal.
Fun Fact
Content can be said two ways: CON-tent, meaning what is inside a book or box, and con-TENT, meaning satisfied. Contented comes from the second one.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Connection
Choose the antonym of the word contented as used in the sentence:
The old farmer sat contented on his charpai once the harvest was safely stored.
a) peaceful
b) satisfied
c) pleased
d) restless
Show answer
d) restless. Satisfied, peaceful and pleased all describe a calm, happy mind; restless means unable to settle.
Mingle-Mangle
Unjumble the letters in the sentence to form a meaningful word:
The cat lay dtnecnoet in the sunny window, purring softly.
a) contended
b) contented
c) connected
d) contested
Show answer
b) contented. Two t's and only one d rule out contended, and a purring cat is contented anyway.
Word Cookie
Find the extra letter in the word:
conttented
a) t
b) n
c) e
d) o
Show answer
a) t. Content has its t's apart, one after con and one at the end of tent, so the t's should never sit side by side.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. 'The lawyer contended that her client was innocent.' Here contended means she ____.
a) felt happy
b) was surprised
c) argued
d) pretended
Show answer
c) argued
2. A contented baby is one that is ____.
a) hungry and crying
b) afraid of strangers
c) awake all night
d) calm and satisfied
Show answer
d) calm and satisfied
