thankful

[thangk-fuhl]

adjective

1. feeling or expressing gratitude; appreciative.

   Synonyms: indebted, beholden, obliged, grateful

thankful

/ ˈθæŋkfʊl /

adjective

1. grateful and appreciative

Other Word Forms

• thankfully adverb
• thankfulness noun
• superthankful adjective
• superthankfully adverb
• superthankfulness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of thankful¹

First recorded before 900; Middle English; Old English thancful; thank, -ful

Synonym Study

See grateful.

Example Sentences

"We're just so grateful and thankful for the opportunity to play in front of everyone today."

From BBC

"Learnings from our review and feedback from the IMR are crucial in helping us to improve our services, and we are thankful for those, like Amie, who have shared their experiences with us."

From BBC

“I’m grateful and thankful to God that I can finally put all of this nonsense behind me,” the Grammy-nominated “Like That” musician said in a statement shared on Instagram after the verdict.

From Los Angeles Times

Responding to the president calling him a "terrible mayor", he said he was "thankful we have record numbers of Americans coming to London".

From BBC

“My faith, our Prophet Muhammad said, ‘You can’t be thankful to God until you are thankful to people first.'”

From Salon

Related Words

• contented 
• grateful 
• indebted 
• overwhelmed 
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• relieved 
• satisfied