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Grateful

Verb / ˈgreɪtfʌl / Another word for grateful — explore alternatives below. For syllable breakdowns and pronunciation, see this word on Syllablesworld.

Definition

feeling or showing gratitude; thankful

Synonyms & similar words

ungrateful thankful thankful appreciative obliged beholden gracious indebted pleased glad content satisfied joyful delighted happy pleasurable welcome acceptable favorable desirable gratifying enjoyable

Synonyms by register

Formal

appreciative obliged indebted

Informal

thankful pleased happy

Literary

beholden blest

Antonyms

ungrateful thankless discontented unappreciative churlish insensible

Common collocations

  • deeply grateful
  • very grateful
  • truly grateful
  • grateful for
  • grateful to
  • grateful heart
  • forever grateful

Word family

noun gratitude
adverb gratefully

Usage note

Grateful is an adjective. It is often followed by 'for' to specify what one is thankful for, or by 'to' to specify the person or entity to whom one is thankful.

Example sentences

  1. I am grateful for my warm bed on a cold winter night.
  2. My mom is always grateful for any help she receives.
  3. I felt grateful when my teacher praised me for my hard work on the project.
  4. We should be grateful for the little things in life.
  5. The soldiers were grateful for the care packages from home.

Quotes

  • Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs from the soul.
  • Gratitude turns what we have into enough.
  • Gratitude is the sign of noble souls.

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