THANK Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

thank

verb

Definition of thank

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.

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Recent Examples of thank Rather than try to impeach him for a third time, given the evidence of last Tuesday, Democrats should be sending him bouquets of flowers with thank you cards. — Bradley Gitz, Arkansas Online, 9 Nov. 2026 These shows will be my way of thanking everyone for their support over these ten years. — Natalia Cano, Billboard, 9 Nov. 2026 In her remarks, Mirror Fiction sales director Sharleen Liu thanked author Chen Si-hong for creating the story. — Lin Ying-Hsuan, Variety, 9 Nov. 2026 Well, on behalf of everyone at the fest, thank you guys for the great films, for being here in Savannah and for a great conversation. — Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 9 Nov. 2026 See All Example Sentences for thank

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These women, now widely commended for their bravery, were indirectly found through the tireless work of investigative reporters at Channel 4 and The Sunday Times.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 12 Nov. 2026
Alexis and Nic Peart diverted their dog walk to listen to speeches commending the commode that will now sit across the street from their home.

— Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of commend

Verb

Everyone in the audience was laughing and applauding, thinking Molière’s intense coughing fit was comedic gold, until their laughter turned to horror.

— Gates McFadden, Variety, 2 Nov. 2026
Fans applauded while a tribute video that the Pelicans produced for McCollum played on the videoboards above the court.

— Brett Martel, AJC.com, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of applaud

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Don’t ‘Bless Texas’ Killing Machine’ In his November 4 letter, Hood began by congratulating Hinojosa on her historic victory.

— Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2026
Instead, the union congratulated the mayor-elect and said its president, Ricky Mendoza, had reached out to establish a dialogue with her.

— Teresa Liu, Daily News, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of congratulate

Verb

Under cross-examination, Palacios acknowledged that all his communications came via Duberney Capador Giraldo and Germán Alejandro Rivera García, who served as co-leaders of the Colombian squad.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2026
Throughout those three days, FBI Special Agent Bryan Witt, who was assigned to help investigate the matter, candidly acknowledged to the court that the case had not been handled like any other in his career.

— Sarah N. Lynch, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of acknowledge

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