thankful
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Synonyms & Antonyms for thankful
Synonyms
blissful, chuffed [British], delighted, glad, gratified, happy, joyful, joyous, pleased, satisfied, tickled
Antonyms
displeased, dissatisfied, joyless, sad, unhappy, unpleased, unsatisfied
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So that was something to be thankful for, anyway, the booze hoisters said. — sandiegouniontribune.com, "July 1, 1919: Prohibition begins," 1 July 2018 Ghezzi, who has been a member of the chamber since 2016, was thankful to the chamber for his recognition. — Quoron Walker, Courant Community, "Chamber Meeting Focuses On Unity," 19 June 2018 Hawking's family is thankful for the memorial service -- and that his voice will travel to space. — Elizabeth Elkin And Brandon Griggs, CNN, "Stephen Hawking's voice will be beamed 3,500 light years into space," 14 June 2018 There are a few reasons for that, not the least of which is being thankful for avoiding the ritual dunking in Lake Erie that has submerged 27 Browns starting quarterbacks since 2000, a list that begins with Doug Pederson. — Bob Ford, Philly.com, "Eagles know when to hold 'em, know when to Foles 'em | Bob Ford," 28 May 2018 France were thankful for fine saves from goalkeeper Hugo Lloris either side of half-time. — Kieran Canning, chicagotribune.com, "Umtiti heads France into World Cup final as Belgium fall short," 10 July 2018 When the Aviles family got the call, they were overwhelmed with relief and happiness and forever thankful to their hero. — Danielle Barker, USA TODAY, "Army veteran meets the little girl he saved with his bone marrow donation," 6 July 2018 Excited and thankful to have received an offer from the University of Georgia!!! — Bill Landis, cleveland.com, "Ohio State offers another committed 2019 QB; 5-star LB ready to pick a school: Buckeyes recruiting," 14 May 2018 People are thankful the village residents intervened, said Anderson, the school district assistant superintendent. — Michelle Theriault Boots, Anchorage Daily News, "Village residents rushed in to confront man with knife threatening Kotlik school," 15 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'thankful.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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thankful
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of thankful
: glad that something has happened or not happened, that something or someone exists, etc.
: of, relating to, or expressing thanks
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Kids Definition of thankful
1 : feeling or showing thanks : grateful
2 : glad sense 1 “I'm so thankful I was here to help you out!”— Natalie Babbitt, Tuck Everlasting
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