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thankful

adjective

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Meaning

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Feeling or showing gratitude for something received or done.

Example Sentence

After finding her lost keys, she felt incredibly thankful for their safe return.

Usage Note

Use this word when you want to express your appreciation for a gift, a favor, or a positive outcome. It conveys a sense of being pleased and indebted to someone or something.

Synonyms

grateful appreciative pleased obliged indebted beholden

Antonyms

ungrateful unappreciative displeased discontented

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