Meaning & use
grateful
Feeling or showing appreciation for a kindness, benefit, or favor received.
See it in a sentence
I'm truly grateful for all the support my friends gave me this year.
She sent a grateful note to the stranger who had returned her lost wallet.
A note on using this word
"Grateful" is usually followed by "for" plus the thing received or "to" plus the person thanked.
Words with a similar meaning
thankfulappreciative
Choose a synonym to suit the sentence. Meanings can overlap without being identical.
Words with an opposite meaning
ungrateful
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