Synonyms for grateful
ˈgreɪt fəlgrate·ful

Wiktionary(3.75 / 4 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. gratefuladjective

   Synonyms:
   thankful, appreciative

   Antonyms:
   ungrateful

2. gratefuladjective

   Showing appreciation, being thankful.

   I'm grateful that you helped me out. Is there any way I can repay you?

   Synonyms:
   thankful, appreciative

   Antonyms:
   ungrateful

3. gratefuladjective

   Recognizing the importance of a source of pleasure.

   Synonyms:
   thankful, appreciative

   Antonyms:
   ungrateful

4. gratefuladjective

   Pleasing, welcome.

   Synonyms:
   appreciative, thankful

   Antonyms:
   ungrateful

English Synonyms and Antonyms(3.60 / 5 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. grateful

   Agreeable refers to whatever gives a mild degree of pleasure; as, an agreeable perfume. Acceptable indicates a thing to be worthy of acceptance; as, an acceptable offering. Grateful is stronger than agreeable or gratifying, indicating whatever awakens a feeling akin to gratitude. A pleasant face and pleasing manners arouse pleasurable sensations, and make the possessor an agreeable companion; if possessed of intelligence, vivacity, and goodness, such a person's society will be delightful. Criminals may find each other's company congenial, but scarcely delightful. Satisfying denotes anything that is received with calm acquiescence, as substantial food, or established truth. That is welcome which is received with joyful heartiness; as, welcome tidings. Compare BEAUTIFUL; CHARMING; DELICIOUS.

   Synonyms:
   acceptable, agreeable, congenial, delicious, delightful, gratifying, pleasant, pleasing, pleasurable, refreshing, satisfying, welcome

   Antonyms:
   depressing, disappointing, distressing, hateful, horrible, melancholy, miserable, mournful, painful, saddening, woful, wretched

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. grateful

   Synonyms:
   pleasant, acceptable, agreeable, thankful, obliged, welcome

   Antonyms:
   unpleasant, unacceptable, disagreeable, ungrateful, disobliged

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 5 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. grateful, thankfuladjective

   feeling or showing gratitude

   "a grateful heart"; "grateful for the tree's shade"; "a thankful smile"

   Synonyms:
   thankful

   Antonyms:
   unpleasant, unappreciative, thankless, unthankful, ungrateful

2. gratefuladjective

   affording comfort or pleasure

   "the grateful warmth of the fire"

   Synonyms:
   thankful

   Antonyms:
   unappreciative, unpleasant, ungrateful, unthankful, thankless

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. gratefuladjective

   Synonyms:
   THANKFUL, obliged, indebted, beholden, under obligation

2. gratefuladjective

   Synonyms:
   agreeable, pleasing, pleasant, gratifying, acceptable, delightful, welcome, charming

3. gratefuladjective

   Synonyms:
   delicious, palatable, savory, nice, luscious, cordial, refreshing, invigorating

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words(3.00 / 3 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. gratefuladjective

   Synonyms:
   thankful

   Antonyms:
   ungrateful

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1. List of paraphrases for "grateful":

   thankful, recognizing, appreciative, acknowledging, indebted, pleased, obliged, recognising, glad, happy

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1. Dan Collison:

   I feel grounded in the path we have chosen. I feel grateful for the pastors and churches who stood up for us. I feel compassion to those caught in the middle.

2. Charlize Theron:

   Yeah, it's a little heartbreaking, for sure, i really love that character, and I'm so grateful that I had a small part in creating her. She will forever be someone I think of and reflect on fondly.

3. Michael Avenatti:

   There's a lot of things contained within that indictment. Many, many, many, many things that I completely disagree with, i stand by my track record of nearly 20 years as an attorney fighting on behalf of Davids versus Goliath. I have over $ 1 billion in verdicts and settlements. I have thousands of clients that are incredibly grateful for my work and the work that I've done.

4. Reagan Hedlund:

   I am very grateful to the first lady for the opportunity to help launch her policy initiative, it was a rare opportunity to contribute at such a high level. It was a difficult decision to leave, however, I have decided to return to my roots in the foreign policy world.

5. Luis Maria Castro:

   They really are heroes, and I am forever grateful for what they did.

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