thanks

Acknowledging a kindness

Thanks is an expression of gratitude, a casual alternative to "thank you": Thanks for the ride, Thanks, I appreciate it.

The noun form refers to gratitude itself: She expressed her thanks.

Thanks to attributes cause, often sarcastically: Thanks to you, we missed the train.

No thanks declines an offer: Coffee? No thanks.

expression

cheers

Casual toast or farewell

  • taInformal British gratitude
  • merciFrench thank-you
  • graciasCasual Spanish gratitude

danke · grazie · obrigado · acknowledgment · note · card · gesture · bow · wave · nod

gratitude

gratefulness

State of being thankful

blessing · recognition · acknowledgment · praise · tribute · homage · grace · benediction · reverence · respect

religious

grace

Effortless beauty of motion

worship · devotion · offering · hymn · psalm · gratitude · providence · deliverance · salvation · mercy

courtesy

manners

Customs of polite conduct

decorum · consideration · graciousness · cordiality · pleasantries · niceties · formalities · protocol · propriety · deference

response

grateful

Feeling thankful

moved · blessed · humbled · honored · obliged · beholden · heartfelt · sincere · warm · overwhelmed

Categories
Opposites
gratitude expression

thanksingratitude

Lack of appreciation

thanklessness · ungratefulness · unappreciation · no thanks · disregard

social response valence

thanksblame

Assign responsibility for wrongdoing

criticism · censure · complaint · condemnation · reproach

Phrases
Family

thank, thankful, thanked, thanks to, thanking, thankless, thanksgiving, thankfully, thankfulness

Familiarity
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G