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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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But now the company is making a lot more of them, thanks to a surge in demand for the technology.

From MarketWatch • May 2, 2026

Analyst Thomas Strong tells clients in a note that there are a lot of moving parts to the result, with cash profit about 2.5% ahead of consensus forecast, thanks to lower-than-expected bad and doubtful debts.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 1, 2026

The president and other top officials have said a Secret Service officer was shot as the attacker charged a security checkpoint at the hotel, and that he survived thanks to a bulletproof vest.

From BBC • May 1, 2026

Reddit surged 12% after the social media company easily beat analysts’ first-quarter earnings estimates thanks to a surge in ad revenue.

From Barron's • May 1, 2026

Theirs was a well-stocked nursery indeed, thanks to their former governess, but a crystal ball was not an everyday classroom item, even in Miss Lumley’s day.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood