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Thankful

Obtaining or deserving thanks; thankworthy.

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Appreciative 84% connected

Having or showing a just or ready appreciation or perception; as, an appreciative audience.

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Appreciative 84% connected

Having or showing a just or ready appreciation or perception; as, an appreciative audience.

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Glad 84% connected

Pleased; joyous; happy; cheerful; gratified; -- opposed to sorry, sorrowful, or unhappy; -- said of persons, and often followed by of, at, that, or b…

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Glad 84% connected

Pleased; joyous; happy; cheerful; gratified; -- opposed to sorry, sorrowful, or unhappy; -- said of persons, and often followed by of, at, that, or b…

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Appreciativeness 74% connected

The quality of being appreciative; quick recognition of excellence.

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Appreciativeness 74% connected

The quality of being appreciative; quick recognition of excellence.

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Grateful 92% connected

Having a due sense of benefits received; kindly disposed toward one from whom a favor has been received; willing to acknowledge and repay, or give th…

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Affirmative adjective · 78% connection

expressing or manifesting praise or approval; "approbative criticism"; "an affirmative nod"

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Approbative adjective · 78% connection

expressing or manifesting praise or approval; "approbative criticism"; "an affirmative nod"

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Approbatory adjective · 78% connection

expressing or manifesting praise or approval; "approbative criticism"; "an affirmative nod"

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Approving adjective · 78% connection

expressing or manifesting praise or approval; "approbative criticism"; "an affirmative nod"

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Complimentary adjective · 78% connection

conveying or resembling a compliment; "a complimentary remark"

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Critical adjective · 78% connection

marked by a tendency to find and call attention to errors and flaws; "a critical attitude"

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Damaging adjective · 78% connection

designed or tending to discredit, especially without positive or helpful suggestions; "negative criticism"

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Dismissive adjective · 78% connection

showing indifference or disregard; "a dismissive shrug"; "the firm is dismissive of the competitor's product"; "‘chronic fatigue syndr…

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Favorable adjective · 78% connection

(of winds or weather) tending to promote or facilitate; "the days were fair and the winds were favorable"

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Favourable adjective · 78% connection

(of winds or weather) tending to promote or facilitate; "the days were fair and the winds were favorable"

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Negative adjective · 78% connection

designed or tending to discredit, especially without positive or helpful suggestions; "negative criticism"

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Plausive adjective · 78% connection

expressing or manifesting praise or approval; "approbative criticism"; "an affirmative nod"

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Positive adjective · 78% connection

characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc.; "a positive attitude"; "the reviews were all positive"; "a…

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Abram-man noun · 78% connection

One of a set of vagabonds who formerly roamed through England, feigning lunacy for the sake of obtaining alms.

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Achievement noun · 78% connection

The act of achieving or performing; an obtaining by exertion; successful performance; accomplishment; as, the achievement of his objec…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: obtaining, deserving, thanks, thankworthy.
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Acknowledgment noun · 78% connection

The owning of a benefit received; courteous recognition; expression of thanks.

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Address verb · 78% connection

A formal communication, either written or spoken; a discourse; a speech; a formal application to any one; a petition; a formal stateme…

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Adeption adjective · 78% connection

An obtaining; attainment.

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Appeal noun · 78% connection

(law) a legal proceeding in which the appellant resorts to a higher court for the purpose of obtaining a review of a lower court decis…

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Assecution noun · 78% connection

An obtaining or acquiring.

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Attainment noun · 78% connection

The act of attaining; the act of arriving at or reaching; hence, the act of obtaining by efforts.

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Auger noun · 78% connection

An instrument for boring or perforating soils or rocks, for determining the quality of soils, or the nature of the rocks or strata upo…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: obtaining, deserving, thanks, thankworthy.
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Basic cognitive process noun · 78% connection

cognitive processes involved in obtaining and storing knowledge

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: obtaining, deserving, thanks, thankworthy.
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Blessing noun · 78% connection

a short prayer of thanks before a meal; "their youngest son said grace"

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: obtaining, deserving, thanks, thankworthy.
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Bow verb · 78% connection

To express by bowing; as, to bow one's thanks.

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Card noun · 78% connection

A published note, containing a brief statement, explanation, request, expression of thanks, or the like; as, to put a card in the news…

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Church verb · 78% connection

To bless according to a prescribed form, or to unite with in publicly returning thanks in church, as after deliverance from the danger…

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Eucharist noun · 78% connection

The act of giving thanks; thanksgiving.

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Eucharistical adjective · 78% connection

Giving thanks; expressing thankfulness; rejoicing.

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Evangelian adjective · 78% connection

Rendering thanks for favors.

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Examine verb · 78% connection

To test by any appropriate method; to inspect carefully with a view to discover the real character or state of; to subject to inquiry…

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