Synonyms of thank

thank

verb

as in to commend

to tell (someone) that you are grateful for something that he or she has done or given

I thanked her for giving me the present.

I want to thank everyone who helped today.

Related Words

• commend
• applaud
• congratulate
• acknowledge
• honor
• compliment
• praise
• recognize
• cite
• credit
• salute
• extol
• laud
• cheer
• celebrate
• fete
• tout
• acclaim
• hail
• commemorate
• glorify
• memorialize
• laureate
• observe
• felicitate

Dissimilar Words

• humble
• shame
• discredit
• disgrace
• humiliate
• dishonor
• libel
• defame
• slander
• malign
• boo
• condemn
• damn
• jeer
• hiss
• denounce
• bad-mouth
• censure
• slight
• put down
• mock
• ridicule
• hoot
• reprobate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of thank

To Spo, Pat, Micky, the entire organization, my teammates, the coaches, trainers, equipment staff, arena staff, and everyone who poured into me over the last seven years — thank you. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 7 July 2026

The mayor added that the people living and working in the frozen zone will get updates and thanked them for cooperating with the evacuations. — ABC News, 7 July 2026

Kirk's family thanked supporters and asked for privacy as the judicial process moves forward in a statement released on social media. — N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 7 July 2026

Your brain, your body, and your future self will all thank you. — Kevin Kruse, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026