thankful
Full of gratitude
Thankful describes feeling or expressing gratitude: I'm thankful for my health, thankful to be alive.
The word often appears around Thanksgiving, when people enumerate blessings.
Thankful emphasizes the emotional state of gratitude, while grateful tends toward the response or action that follows: you feel thankful, then act grateful.
Feeling thankful
- appreciativeFeeling or showing gratitude
- gratefulnessState of being thankful
- gratitudeThankfulness for kindness received
- blessedReceiving divine favor
relieved · touched · moved · humbled · indebted · obliged · overwhelmed · heartfelt
Divine protective care
- fortuneWealth or destiny
- favorKind act or preference
- graceEffortless beauty of motion
- boonHelpful benefit received
gift · blessing · windfall · miracle · benefactor · generosity · kindness · goodwill
Confirmation of receipt
- appreciationRecognition of worth
- tributeOffering of respect
- praiseExpression of approval
- commendationFormal expression of approval
kudos · shout-out · nod · salute · testimonial · toast · blessing · grace
- gratitude journalRecord of things appreciated
- mindfulnessAwareness of the present
- meditationFocused attention practice
- contemplationSustained reflective attention
introspection · savoring · cherishing · treasuring · valuing · recognizing · appreciating · remembering
Gathering mature crops
- feastElaborate ceremonial meal
- celebrationFestive event marking occasion
- reunionGathering after separation
- gatheringCollection of people meeting
grace · prayer · blessing · holiday · homecoming · commemoration
grateful
Feeling thankful
- appreciativeFeeling or showing gratitude
- gratefulnessState of being thankful
- gratitudeThankfulness for kindness received
blessed · relieved · touched · moved · humbled · indebted · obliged · overwhelmed · heartfelt · sincere
providence
Divine protective care
boon · gift · blessing · windfall · miracle · benefactor · generosity · kindness · goodwill · benevolence
acknowledgment
Confirmation of receipt
- appreciationRecognition of worth
- tributeOffering of respect
- praiseExpression of approval
commendation · kudos · shout-out · nod · salute · testimonial · toast · blessing · grace · prayer
counting blessings
- gratitude journalRecord of things appreciated
- mindfulnessAwareness of the present
- meditationFocused attention practice
contemplation · introspection · savoring · cherishing · treasuring · valuing · recognizing · appreciating · remembering · pausing
harvest
Gathering mature crops
- feastElaborate ceremonial meal
- celebrationFestive event marking occasion
- reunionGathering after separation
gathering · grace · prayer · blessing · holiday · homecoming · commemoration
- good feelingshappy, joy, content, pleased, glad
- family valueslove, trust, respect, bond, togetherness
- Thanksgrateful, gratitude, appreciation, appreciate it, I appreciate it
- positive wordsyes, good, great, excellent, wonderful
- Positive Thinkingsilver lining, glass half full, hope, positivity, optimism
- praiselauding, compliments, laudation, accolades, great job
thankfulungrateful
Lacking appreciation for help
unthankful · unappreciative · thankless · resentful · ingrate
thankfuldissatisfied
Unhappy with results
unhappy · displeased · miserable · dejected · despondent