THANKFULLY Synonyms: 78 Similar and Opposite Words

thankfully

adverb

Definition of thankfully

as in fortunately

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Recent Examples of thankfully This medium-stakes gambit — thankfully focused on the team — will drive the season into its final two episodes. — Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026 While that is thankfully not the case, his overly dramatic exit from the game has opened him up to fair criticism. — Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 22 Sep. 2026 The panel thankfully no longer shows viral headlines by default, which makes for a calmer experience. — Michael Muchmore, PC Magazine, 21 Sep. 2026 Firefighters immediately removed the infant from the home, and thankfully, the baby was doing well. — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for thankfully

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Adverb

This game was being broadcast on CBS Sports Network and fortunately for the residents of this state, the cameras focus on the inside of the stadium and not the outside.

— Eric Womack, Hartford Courant, 18 Oct. 2026
And fortunately for the Heat, the roster has several players who excel at those corner jumpers, which are the shortest three-point shots on the court.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of fortunately

Adverb

Téa, luckily, was one of those actresses and had been looking for something on the lighter side.

— Maira Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
And, even more luckily for the rest of us, some of the footage from their 007 screen tests has survived intact and leaked onto the internet.

— Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of luckily

Adverb

Food and drink The Courtyard Bar serves classic and contemporary cocktails and mocktails beneath skylight overhead windows that give the space a gloriously light and airy feel, even on cloudy days.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
The chassis and running gear have all received attention, essentially turning what was once a gloriously basic little city car into something considerably more sophisticated underneath.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of gloriously

Adverb

The result is bright, fruity, and pleasantly tart with enough character to stand up to bold ingredients.

— Emily Saladino, Bon Appetit Magazine, 19 Oct. 2026
Monday morning will still be pleasantly cool and comfortable, with lows in the upper 50s to lower 60s.

— Newsroom Meteorologist, Houston Chronicle, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of pleasantly

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Over five seasons, the series, whose first episode aired 20 years ago this month, involved blessedly little politics of the elections-and-legislation type.

— New York Times, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Another name-your-score opponent on deck in Central Michigan -- blessedly UM’s first Saturday game of ‘26 -- but then the schedule begins to turn interesting.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of blessedly

Adverb

Witty, bitter, flamboyant, and emotionally grounded, the dialogue swings, delightfully, between intimate exchanges and grandiloquent soliloquies, capturing the vulnerability of idealists in the face of evil.

— Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026
Made in the same traditional way that originated in Brittany, France and has been passed down for generations, the cookies are delightfully light and crispy, finished with a dark chocolate coating.

— Tim Chan, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of delightfully

Adverb

Wellbeing Butlers are at your beck and call to arrange reiki, gratifyingly strong massages in open air, cleansing Balinese ceremonies at the resort temple, or sunrise qi gong on the practically private sand.

— Kathryn Romeyn, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Sep. 2026
To him, music is a paper map, not turn-by-turn directions, gratifyingly syncing only sometimes, but not always.

— Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of gratifyingly

Adverb

Aside from being a visual treat, the location is nearly perfect—a quiet block in the heart of SoHo, next to public transportation, but also pleasingly walkable.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Oct. 2026
The Gem is the fourth album from the pleasingly off-kilter Australian singer-songwriter whose songs hit like good stories.

— Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of pleasingly

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