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 Zelenskyy also thanked Trump for the visit to Kyiv earlier this month by presidential envoy Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, the president's son-in-law. — Jamie Dorrington, ABC News, 20 Sep. 2026 Or that Shohei Ohtani should thank all the white players that came before him? — Matt Calkins Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026 At the end of the song, Rocky passed the megaphone to Riot, who thanked concertgoers for coming. — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2026 The homestead also has a letter Nathan Hale sent to his sisters thanking them for sending him materials. — Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for thank

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All three of our judges commend him for his commanding presence on the dance floor, and Derek even compares him to Patrick Swayze.

— Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2026
Williams commended Lock on his preparation, which was apparent to plenty of Seattle’s players last Wednesday and long before.

— Andrew Destin, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of commend

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All but one of his Sox teammates lined up down the left-field line to applaud Vasil, one of the more popular players in the clubhouse.

— Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
When 32-year-old Alom teaches one of her students a move and the student successfully executes it, the others applaud and cheer her on.

— Maykel Gonzalez, Miami Herald, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of applaud

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The veteran coach congratulated his team for the win and quickly pivoted to yelling about mental mistakes that kept Houston County in the game.

— Jack Leo, AJC.com, 22 Sep. 2026
Williams watched the record-breaking performance on TV from his home in Glen Ellyn and called Crow-Armstrong after the game to congratulate the 24-year-old.

— Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of congratulate

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And among the many people NPR spoke to for this story who oppose data centers, nearly all acknowledge using AI in their daily life.

— Scott Neuman, NPR, 21 Sep. 2026
Navigating the Fan Fiction of It All Scanlon and Cantillon acknowledge the novel’s Star Wars origins and explain why casting focused on finding the right actors over internet meta-commentary.

— Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of acknowledge

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