Synonyms of grateful

grateful

adjective

ˈgrāt-fəl 

1

as in thankful

feeling or expressing gratitude

she was grateful for her neighbor's help after she broke her foot

Synonyms & Similar Words

• thankful
• appreciative
• glad
• indebted
• obliged
• thanking
• appreciatory
• delighted
• beholden
• pleased
• contented
• satisfied
• gratified
• tickled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ungrateful
• unappreciative
• thankless
• thoughtless
• rude
• inappreciative
• ungracious
• inhospitable

2

as in pleasant

giving pleasure or contentment to the mind or senses

I'm glad for the grateful warmth of the fire on such a cold day

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pleasant
• delicious
• delightful
• enjoyable
• nice
• sweet
• pleasing
• welcome
• good
• satisfying
• heavenly
• blessed
• happy
• pretty
• pleasurable
• gratifying
• comforting
• comfortable
• jolly
• amusing
• agreeable
• congenial
• tempting
• soothing
• tasty
• darling
• felicitous
• dreamy
• fascinating
• palatable
• luscious
• desirable
• delectable
• savory
• attractive
• charming
• blissful
• cheerful
• glad
• inviting
• dulcet
• gracious
• delightsome
• entertaining
• enviable
• alluring
• kindly
• enchanting
• joyous
• ecstatic
• hospitable
• calming
• amiable
• cheery
• affable
• goodly
• personable
• relishable
• genial
• exhilarating
• good-natured
• euphoric
• rapturous
• recreative
• felicific
• diverting
• elating
• intoxicating
• gemütlich
• nirvanic

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• unpleasant
• disagreeable
• unwelcome
• miserable
• sad
• wretched
• unpalatable
• horrid
• disgusting
• abominable
• repugnant
• hateful
• ghastly
• obnoxious
• repulsive
• unhappy
• offensive
• hellish
• vile
• distasteful
• odious
• abhorrent
• irksome
• tedious
• flat
• detestable
• repellent
• commonplace
• unsavory
• boring
• dull
• bilious
• tragic
• regrettable
• insipid
• gloomy
• pleasureless
• depressing
• sorrowful
• disheartening
• stale
• displeasing
• deplorable
• annoying
• dismal
• lamentable
• dreary
• mournful
• revulsive
• heartbreaking
• irritating
• joyless
• yucky
• god-awful
• exasperating
• aggravating
• vexing
• doleful
• hostile
• lugubrious
• perturbing
• heartrending
• dissatisfying
• disturbing
• dolorous
• infuriating
• maddening
• forbidding
• upsetting
• lachrymose
• distressing
• peeving
• intimidating
• enraging
• angering
• rankling
• outraging
• incensing
• riling
• inflaming

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of grateful

Cochran’s role in the offense has only grown, and senior wide receiver Ryan Glick is grateful for that. — Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026

Lassen is so on the same page, and forever grateful to Frankel for freeing her from the dating-app quagmire. — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026

Franklin Police The girl's father, Kenny Isidoro, witnessed the incident himself, grateful his daughter heard the bus horn and got out of the way just in time. — Amanda Callahan, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026

When a boat is balancing on the absolute knife-edge of foiling flight in light air, the priorities change massively, and this is when Fletcher is grateful for the extra help from the booth. — Andrew Rice, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026