gratitude
A feeling of being thankful.
gratitude in a sentence
- Overflowing with gratitude, the old man thanked the girl who had found his lost dog.
- The card was full of gratitude, thanking the firefighters for rescuing the family's cat.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to gratitude?
- Aungratefulness
- Bresentment
- Cthankfulness
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C: thankfulness. The other three mean the opposite of gratitude.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to gratitude?
- Aappreciation
- Bthanks
- Cungratefulness
- Dthankfulness
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C: ungratefulness. The other three mean nearly the same as gratitude.
Words that mean something similar
thankfulness, appreciation, thanks
Words that mean the opposite
ungratefulness, resentment
More words about emotions & feelings
- grieve: To feel very sad because something or someone has been lost.
- hesitant: Slow to act because you are not sure.
- hilarious: Extremely funny.
- humiliate: To make someone feel very ashamed or silly in front of others.
- hysterical: So overcome with emotion that you cannot control yourself.
- idolise: To love and admire someone so much you think they are perfect.
- impatient: Not wanting to wait for something.
- indifferent: Not caring or interested either way.
More words to explore
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