| 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 |
Synonyms: |
-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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