| Main Entry: | gratitude |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | appreciation |
Synonyms: |
acknowledgment, appreciativeness, grace, gratefulness, honor, indebtedness, obligation, praise, recognition, requital, response, responsiveness, sense of obligation, thankfulness, thanks, thanksgiving |
Antonyms: |
ingratitude, thanklessness |
| Concept: | Gratitude. |
| Category: | 2. Retrospective sympathetic affections |
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-nouns
gratitude, thankfulness, feeling of obligation, sense of obligation., acknowledgment, recognition, thanksgiving, giving thanks; thankful good will., thanks, praise, benediction; paean; Te Deum (worship); grace, grace before meat, grace after meat; thank offering., requital.
-verbs
be grateful; thank; give thanks, render thanks, return thanks, offer thanks, tender thanks; acknowledge, requite., feel under an obligation, be under an obligation, lie under an obligation; not look a gift horse in the mouth; never forget, overflow with gratitude; thank one's stars, bless one's stars; fall on one's knees.
-adjectives
grateful, thankful, obliged, beholden, indebted to, under obligation.
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Antonyms: |
ingratitude |
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| Main Entry: | acknowledgment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | physical symbol of recognition |
Synonyms: |
acclamation, addressing, answer, apology, applause, appreciation, bestowal, bow, card, confession, contract, credit, gift, gratitude, greeting, guarantee, hail, hailing, letter, nod, notice, reaction, receipt, reply, response, return, salutation, salute, signature, statement, support, thanks, token |
| Main Entry: | appreciation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | thankfulness |
Synonyms: |
acknowledgment, gratefulness, gratitude, indebtedness, obligation, recognition, testimonial, thanks, tribute |
Antonyms: |
criticism, disparagement, disregard, neglect |
| Main Entry: | benediction |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | closing prayer |
Synonyms: |
amen, approbation, approval, beatitude, benedictus, benison, blessing, consecration, favor, grace, gratitude, invocation, laying on of hands, okay, orison, praise, sanctification, thanks, thanksgiving |
Antonyms: |
anathema, execration |
| Main Entry: | recognition |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | appreciation given |
Synonyms: |
acceptance, acknowledgment, approval, attention, credit, esteem, gratitude, greeting, honor, notice, pat on back, pat on head, plum, puff, puffing up, pumping up, rave, regard, renown, salute, strokes |
Antonyms: |
abuse, disclaimer, dishonor |
| Main Entry: | thanks |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | spoken or written appreciation |
Synonyms: |
acknowledgment, benediction, blessing, credit, grace, gramercy, gratefulness, gratitude, praise, recognition, thank you note, thankfulness, thanksgiving |
Antonyms: |
criticism |
| Main Entry: | tribute |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | testimonial, praise |
Synonyms: |
accolade, acknowledgment, applause, appreciation, citation, commendation, compliment, encomium, esteem, eulogy, gift, gratitude, honor, laudation, memorial, offering, panegyric, recognition, recommendation, respect, salutation, salvo |
Antonyms: |
accusation, blame, criticism |
| Main Entry: | gratefulness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | appreciation |
Synonyms: |
acknowledgment, gratitude, indebtedness, obligation, recognition, testimonial, thankfulness, thanks, tribute |
| Main Entry: | thankfulness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | appreciation |
Synonyms: |
admiration, aesthetic sense, affection, appraisal, assessment, attraction, awareness, cognizance, commendation, comprehension, enjoyment, esteem, estimation, grasp, gratefulness, gratitude, high regard, knowledge, liking, love, perception, realization, recognition, regard, relish, respect, responsivenesss, sensibility, sensitiveness, sensitivity, sympathy, thanks, understanding, valuation |