relieved
adjective /rɪˈliːvd/Definition
B2 happy that something unpleasant has not happened or has ended: [+ to infinitive] I'm so relieved to find you - I thought you'd already gone. He was relieved to see Jeannie reach the other side of the river safely. [+ (that)] I'm relieved (that) you didn't tell her.Relieved and thankful
(Definition of relieved adjective from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- a load/weight off your mind idiom
- appreciate verb (VALUE)
- appreciative adjective
- beholden adjective
- bless you idiom
- cheers! exclamation
- gratitude noun
- I owe you (one) idiom
- obliged adjective (GRATEFUL)
- release noun (MAKING FREE)
- relief noun (HAPPINESS)
- ta exclamation
- thank you exclamation
- thank you noun
- thankful adjective
- thankfully adverb
- thanks a million idiom
- thanks exclamation
- thanks noun
- touched adjective (GRATEFUL)
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Relieved and thankful
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