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

• thankfulness noun
• thankfully adverb
• 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 also met asylum seekers living in one HMO, who told us they were thankful for their home and new life.

From BBC

“I don’t know why he’s there, but one thing’s for sure: I’m very thankful for him. Because without him, I couldn’t make music.”

From Los Angeles Times

Paul, her son, said he was sincerely thankful for the care home for organising "such a wonderful" birthday.

From BBC

But they now have told her they are thankful as it gives them a "break from the stress" of social media.

From BBC

On Sunday, Noem said residents of Los Angeles were “thankful” for the action, which is currently the subject of a lawsuit filed by state officials.

From Salon

Related Words

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