Gratefully
adv.kind, joyfulwarm
What it means
With sincere appreciation for help, value, or kindness received.
Reach for it when showing thanks in the manner of accepting, remembering, or acknowledging something
The shelter gratefully accepted the warm blankets.
Choose between these
6- playful
much obliged
informal old-fashioned thanks suits the speaker's voice
not when The phrase can sound ironic or regionally marked.
- everyday
relief and appreciation accompany a welcome outcome
not when Thankfully can mean fortunately and may not thank any person.
- warm
affectionate tone matters more than explicit gratitude
not when Warmly can express welcome or approval without any sense of thanks.
- professional
appreciatively
recognition of quality or effort is visible but restrained
not when Appreciatively is cooler and can concern aesthetic judgment rather than help received.
- formal
with thanks
a concise written acknowledgment is needed
not when The phrase is conventional and says little about depth of feeling.
- literary
the recipient recognizes dependence or unearned help
not when Humbly can imply lowered status and is not required for honest gratitude.
Said against
3- ungratefully
- resentfully
- indifferently
It naturally appears in
3- gratefully accept
I gratefully accept the revised schedule and the care behind it.
- gratefully acknowledge
The editors gratefully acknowledge the volunteers who verified each date.
- gratefully received
The replacement tools were gratefully received after the flood.
The word family
2Where this comes from
- Wiktionary, English adverb sense: with gratitude or thanks opens in a new tab · retrieved 2026-07-26
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