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

My admiration for Matthiessen has wobbled a bit but is still essentially grateful. — Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026

To get through the stress of the competition, Wilson focused on being grateful to be there. — Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 9 Sep. 2026

Kozlov is grateful that audiences can finally see the fruits of his nearly two decades of labor and to immerse themselves in what made Valentino so special to so many. — Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2026

Fall is nearly upon us—and after an uber-hot summer, some of us may be especially grateful for the change in season. — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 8 Sep. 2026