thankfully
adverb /ˈθæŋk.fəl.i/Definition
C1 used, usually at the beginning of a sentence, to show you are pleased or grateful about something: Thankfully, nobody was hurt.Relieved and thankful
(Definition of thankfully adverb 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)
- relieved adjective
- thank you exclamation
- thank you noun
- thank your lucky stars idiom
- thankful adjective
- thanks a million idiom
- thanks exclamation
- thanks noun
- touched adjective (GRATEFUL)
Topic:
Relieved and thankful
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