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

Lora said the girl's parents are grateful to the public for their support. — Elijah Westbrook, CBS News, 31 July 2026

Now, the 34-year-old utilityman is grateful to be back and eager to build on his four-for-four start over two games. — Joaquin Ruiz, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026

For a time, Kyiv was grateful for pledges of American support, Bayraktar drones from Turkey, and whatever cheap weapons emerged from Ukrainian garages and warehouses. — Thomas Nagorski, Time, 27 July 2026

Speaking outside court after the judge’s ruling, Steinfeld said the family is grateful the preliminary hearing is over and the case is going to trial. — Jason Kravarik, CNN Money, 27 July 2026