thankful
adjective
thank·ful ˈthaŋk-fəl 
1
: conscious of benefit received
for what we are about to receive make us truly thankful
2
: expressive of thanks
thankful service
3
: well pleased : glad
was thankful that it didn't rain
thankfulness noun
Synonyms
- blissful
- chuffed [British]
- delighted
- glad
- gratified
- happy
- joyful
- joyous
- pleased
- satisfied
- tickled
See all Synonyms & Antonyms 
Example Sentences
Everyone was thankful to hear the good news. we were thankful that someone else was footing the bill for the lavish wedding banquet
Recent Examples on the Web The theatre industry is thankful for all the support and patronage Her Majesty has shown throughout her lifetime. 
Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Sep. 2022 Keeping a list of gratitude quotes from esteemed writers, poets, and thinkers (and even Bible verses about being thankful) on-hand is so important. Leah Hall, Country Living, 29 Aug. 2022 The couple is thankful for all the support fans have extended during this challenging period of their lives as newlyweds. Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 27 July 2022 Meanwhile, Gabriel, Trinity and their family are thankful for everyone who stopped to help. Giovana Gelhoren, Peoplemag, 26 Aug. 2022 While many are thankful for student loan forgiveness, plenty of anxiety and frustration remains about how exactly such a program will look. Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 24 Aug. 2022 Most employees will be thankful for a job during a time of instability, but they also might be stressed about their financial position or the general state of the economy. Kale Goodman, Forbes, 18 Aug. 2022 But Davis is thankful for the opportunity to work against the Dolphins duo in joint training-camp practices on Wednesday and Thursday. Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 12 Aug. 2022 The Raiders are thankful to get extra practice time this training camp. Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Aug. 2022 See More
Caitlin Huston, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Sep. 2022 Keeping a list of gratitude quotes from esteemed writers, poets, and thinkers (and even Bible verses about being thankful) on-hand is so important. Leah Hall, Country Living, 29 Aug. 2022 The couple is thankful for all the support fans have extended during this challenging period of their lives as newlyweds. Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 27 July 2022 Meanwhile, Gabriel, Trinity and their family are thankful for everyone who stopped to help. Giovana Gelhoren, Peoplemag, 26 Aug. 2022 While many are thankful for student loan forgiveness, plenty of anxiety and frustration remains about how exactly such a program will look. Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 24 Aug. 2022 Most employees will be thankful for a job during a time of instability, but they also might be stressed about their financial position or the general state of the economy. Kale Goodman, Forbes, 18 Aug. 2022 But Davis is thankful for the opportunity to work against the Dolphins duo in joint training-camp practices on Wednesday and Thursday. Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al, 12 Aug. 2022 The Raiders are thankful to get extra practice time this training camp. Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Aug. 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Phrases Containing thankful
Kids Definition
thankful
adjective
thank·ful ˈthaŋk-fəl
1
: feeling or showing thanks : grateful
2
: glad sense 1
"I'm so thankful I was here to help you out!" Natalie Babbitt, Tuck Everlasting
Natalie Babbitt, Tuck Everlastingthankful
adjective
1
as in pleased
experiencing pleasure, satisfaction, or delight we were thankful that someone else was footing the bill for the lavish wedding banquet Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- pleased
- glad
- delighted
- happy
- satisfied
- thrilled
- joyful
- joyous
- gratified
- blissful
- tickled
- chuffed
- hopeful
- cheerful
- ecstatic
- smiling
- elated
- merry
- laughing
- optimistic
- rejoicing
- cheery
- gladsome
- jolly
- jovial
- upbeat
- exhilarated
- gleeful
- lighthearted
- beaming
- buoyant
- enraptured
- jubilant
- blithesome
- mirthful
- euphoric
- sunny
- exuberant
- exultant
- jocund
- intoxicated
- blithe
- rapturous
- beatific
- entranced
- rhapsodic
- rapt
- gay
- rhapsodical
- rosy
- sanguine
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- sad
- unhappy
- displeased
- dissatisfied
- unsatisfied
- depressed
- joyless
- sorry
- aggrieved
- dejected
- blue
- disheartened
- downcast
- melancholy
- despondent
- anguished
- forlorn
- abject
- disconsolate
- brokenhearted
- sorrowful
- unpleased
- mournful
- miserable
- doleful
- heartbroken
- woeful
- downhearted
- plaintive
- gloomy
- grieved
- black
- dark
- wretched
- dispirited
- gray
- lachrymose
- glum
- grey
- desolate
- dolorous
- woebegone
- heartsick
2
as in grateful
feeling or expressing gratitude I am thankful for all your help Synonyms & Similar Words
- grateful
- appreciative
- glad
- thanking
- obliged
- indebted
- delighted
- appreciatory
- pleased
- satisfied
- contented
- beholden
- gratified
- tickled
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- ungrateful
- unappreciative
- thankless
- thoughtless
- inappreciative
- rude
- ungracious
- inhospitable