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thanks

NOUN
spoken or written appreciation
Synonyms
STRONGEST
gratitude recognition
STRONG
acknowledgment benediction blessing credit grace gratefulness praise thankfulness thanksgiving
WEAK
gramercy thank-you note
Antonyms
STRONG
condemnation disapproval
WEAK
criticism

Frequently Asked Questions

What is another word for thanks?
Thanks is an informal but very common way of saying thank you. There are a few other common phrases that can be used to thank someone, including I’m thankful, I’m grateful, I appreciate it, much appreciated, and much obliged. Words for thank you in other languages are sometimes used in English, including gracias (Spanish), danke (German), and merci (French). Thanks can also be a noun, meaning gratitude or appreciation, as in many thanks or We owe you our thanks. Showing gratefulness or thankfulness in this way often involves acknowledgement and recognition. This noun sense of thanks is what’s used in the term thanksgiving (and in the phrase give thanks). Sometimes the best way to say thanks to someone is to do something nice for them in return.
What are some synonyms for with thanks?
The phrase with thanks is sometimes used as a closing (sign-off) for emails and letters, as in With thanks, Susan With thanks is a bit more formal than the more common closings Thanks and Thank you. Even more formal is With gratitude. Sometimes, people double-down with the closing With thanks and appreciation. If you’d rather not use With thanks as the closing, you could say thank you in the body of the message and then use a more traditional closing, such as Sincerely.

Example Sentences

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The Large Blue has also done well thanks to conservation efforts, after being declared extinct in 1979.

From BBC • Apr. 14, 2026

The dining room is an entertainer’s dream thanks to its skylight, piano, and large seating table.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

Investment-banking fees jumped 48% from a year earlier to $2.84 billion, thanks to meaningfully higher revenue from both advisory work—where bankers guide clients on big-ticket deals such as mergers and acquisitions—and equity underwriting.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

Slipping out of blankets and off of tall, puffy mattresses, we give thanks, take a crystal, a mantra card … and leave the giant mattress warehouse for the bright lights of Glendale Boulevard.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

“It is very comfortable, to be sure, thanks to the contents of that trunk.”

From "The Unseen Guest" by Maryrose Wood