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Definitions

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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He expects that to change dramatically in the next three to five years thanks to AI, which will boost operating margins by as much as 10 percentage points to around 50%.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Health care has been one of the nation’s few durable sources of employment throughout the past few years, thanks to demand from older Americans.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026

Living artists like Takashi Murakami and Kaws have embraced Haring’s concentration on just a few repeated figures, and found popular success in doing so thanks to collaborations with Louis Vuitton, the North Face and others.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

This may have become the hottest ticket in town thanks to star singers, but what made it work is the direction by Yuval Sharon, the operatic magician who created L.A.’s experimental opera company, the Industry.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Penelope murmured humble thanks, but inside she was beaming—and increasingly curious.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.