| Main Entry: | grateful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | appreciative |
Synonyms: |
beholden, gratified, indebted, obliged, pleased, thankful |
| Notes: | grateful means feeling or showing gratitude or feeling thankful; gratified means having received what was desired; gratuitous means costing nothing or free - unnecessary or unwarranted - without cause |
Antonyms: |
heedless, thankless, unappreciative, ungrateful |
| Main Entry: | grateful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | pleasing, nice |
Synonyms: |
acceptable, agreeable, comforting, congenial, consoling, delectable, delicious, delightful, desirable, favorable, good, gratifying, pleasant, pleasurable, pleasureful, refreshing, rejuvenating, renewing, restful, restorative, restoring, satisfactory, satisfying, solacing, welcome |
Antonyms: |
abusive, mean, rude, ungrateful |
| Main Entry: | agreeable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | willing to be in unison, assent |
Synonyms: |
acquiescent, amenable, approving, complying, concurring, congenial, consenting, favorable, grateful, in accord, responsive, sympathetic, well-disposed, willing |
Antonyms: |
disagreeable, incongruous, repugnant, unwilling |
| Main Entry: | appreciative |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | thankful |
Synonyms: |
beholden, grateful, indebted, obliged, responsive |
Antonyms: |
unappreciative, ungrateful |
| Main Entry: | beholden |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | indebted |
Synonyms: |
bound, grateful, in hock, into, obligated, obliged, on a string, on the arm, on the cuff, on the tab, owe one, owing, responsible, under obligation |
Antonyms: |
ingrateful |
| Main Entry: | desirable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | advantageous, good |
Synonyms: |
acceptable, advisable, agreeable, beneficial, covetable, eligible, enviable, expedient, grateful, gratifying, helpful, pleasing, preferable, profitable, useful, welcome, worthwhile |
Antonyms: |
bad, detrimental, disadvantageous, evil, harmful, hurtful, injurious, unprofitable |
| Main Entry: | indebted |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | under an obligation |
Synonyms: |
accountable, answerable for, appreciative, beholden, bound, bounden, chargeable, duty-bound, grateful, honor-bound, hooked, in debt, in hock, liable, obligated, obliged, owed, owing, responsible, thankful |
Antonyms: |
paid, settled |
| Main Entry: | pleasing/pleasurable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | welcome, nice |
Synonyms: |
agreeable, amiable, amusing, charming, congenial, delightful, enchanting, engaging, enjoyable, entertaining, favorable, good, grateful, gratifying, likable, luscious, musical, palatable, pleasant, polite, satisfactory, satisfying, savory, suitable, sweet, winning |
Antonyms: |
bad, disagreeable, dismal, displeasing, grim, hurtful, troublesome, unpleasant, unwelcome, upsetting |
| Main Entry: | thankful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | appreciative |
Synonyms: |
beholden, content, contented, grateful, gratified, indebted, much obliged, obliged, overwhelmed, pleased, relieved, satisfied |
Antonyms: |
critical, thankless, unappreciative, ungrateful, unthankful |
| Main Entry: | welcome |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | gladly received |
Synonyms: |
acceptable, accepted, agreeable, appreciated, cherished, congenial, contenting, cordial, delightful, desirable, desired, esteemed, favorable, genial, good, grateful, gratifying, honored, invited, nice, pleasant, pleasing, pleasurable, refreshing, satisfying, sympathetic, wanted |
Antonyms: |
displeasing, unacceptable, unwelcome |