1
as in positive
expressing approval
his latest novel has received a number of appreciative reviews
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2
as in thankful
feeling or expressing gratitude
very appreciative after we helped him change his flat tire
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Recent Examples of appreciative
Robbie tries to be appreciative of the young matriarch’s sacrifices.
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2025
Produced by Brad Pitt’s Plan B and Barry Jenkins’ Pastel, this is a small-scale picture that should find a commensurate but appreciative audience.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
The town hall crowd received my comments with strong clapping and appreciative hoots and hollers.
—Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
This happens when a partner doesn’t ask about your feelings or your day, spends little to no quality time with you, ignores your needs, opinions or preferences, is rarely affectionate or appreciative and avoids physical or emotional intimacy altogether.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2025
Produced by Brad Pitt’s Plan B and Barry Jenkins’ Pastel, this is a small-scale picture that should find a commensurate but appreciative audience.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
The town hall crowd received my comments with strong clapping and appreciative hoots and hollers.
—Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2025
This happens when a partner doesn’t ask about your feelings or your day, spends little to no quality time with you, ignores your needs, opinions or preferences, is rarely affectionate or appreciative and avoids physical or emotional intimacy altogether.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for appreciative
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Dart and the Giants will look to build off this positive momentum in a Week 5 matchup against the New Orleans Saints next Sunday.—
Matt Audilet,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Sep. 2025
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Markets in Europe also ended Friday in positive territory.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The New York rapper admitted to keeping his drug addiction hidden to keep up his public appearance, and was thankful to have survived such aggressive usage.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
23 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, Jenna is thankful for the extra effort first responders went to on the day of the emergency, from moving the family’s truck off the exit ramp to arranging for someone to check on her son, Kaleb, who was home at the time of the incident.—
Abigail Adams,
PEOPLE,
19 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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So what makes for a favorable location?—
Markis Hill,
Kansas City Star,
26 Sep. 2025
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Atmospheric conditions are expected to be favorable for producing high levels of ozone air pollution in the Dallas-Fort Worth area on Friday.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
25 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Another parent who’s grateful for nirsevimab is Suzich, who worked on its development at MedImmune.—
Tara Haelle,
Scientific American,
23 Sep. 2025
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Ray, grateful for the distraction, rubs my Lab behind his ears and tells me how much Michelle loved dogs.—
Ted Katauskas,
Outside,
23 Sep. 2025
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Jodie Chavious, a board member of the Slow Food Sacramento chapter and owner of the Chavious Pop-Up pizza truck, said representing small farmers was vital to promoting the core tenets of Slow Food — being good, clean and fair.—
Camila Pedrosa,
Sacbee.com,
27 Sep. 2025
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Just for good measure, award-winning country superstars like Cody Johnson, Ashley McBryde and Lainey Wilson would be inclined to agree.—
Marcus K. Dowling,
Nashville Tennessean,
27 Sep. 2025
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“Appreciative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/appreciative. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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