THANKED Synonyms: 51 Similar and Opposite Words

thanked

verb

past tense of thank

as in commended

to tell (someone) that you are grateful for something that he or she has done or given I thanked her for giving me the present. I want to thank everyone who helped today.

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Recent Examples of thanked Brockman thanked Dresser for her contributions and for building the enterprise foundation, and also brushed off concerns surrounding the competitive threat of open-source models from China, the person said. — Ashley Capoot,kate Rooney, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2026 In his statement, Horn thanked his lawyers, family, Elicker, the judge who mediated the settlement talks and others who helped work for his freedom. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 13 Aug. 2026 The 26-year-old performer thanked the president for granting him his freedom in 2025. — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026 In an earlier Facebook video, Mrvan thanked first responders who have assisted in areas across Northwest Indiana, including LaPorte, Michigan City, Portage, Hammond, Gary, East Chicago, Schererville and Dyer. — Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026 The statement wouldn’t be so condescendingly winking if the theorist’s contributions to their field weren’t drawn, word for word, from the academic work of the late Lauren Berlant, the first person thanked in the book’s acknowledgments. — Maya Binyam, New Yorker, 12 Aug. 2026 The department thanked witnesses who helped the victim and provided information to officers that led to the suspect’s arrest. — Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 12 Aug. 2026 In a statement after the incident, the University of Georgia called Morgan's actions appalling, and thanked Athens-Clarke County police for quickly arresting him. — Dan Raby, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026 Miller thanked the community for approving the bond and the numerous people in Idaho who contributed to the new school. — Becca Savransky, Idaho Statesman, 7 Aug. 2026

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Chambers commended the officers who were in the area and responded quickly.

— DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
Hemingway commended Salinger, then a twenty-five-year-old staff sergeant, on his short stories, and the two conversed for hours.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of commended

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Manager Daniel Farke, speaking to reporters after the match, including The Athletic, acknowledged that the club’s medical team was holding its breath.

— Beren Cross, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
Gordon acknowledged that construction of this scale inevitably affects the surrounding area.

— Maddie White, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of acknowledged

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Commencement speakers are getting booed offstage for mentioning it, even as breakthroughs in medicine and service delivery are applauded elsewhere.

— Brett White, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Reaction to the law Some law enforcement leaders have applauded the new buffer zone law.

— Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of applauded

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Walter put a take-it-or-leave-it bid on the table so high — hundreds of millions above where the other bidders had been in the process — that former Dodgers owner Frank McCourt called off the auction and congratulated Walter.

— Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 12 Aug. 2026
The former Vanderpump star says no one from her former Bravo family has congratulated her on House of Stassi’s success, except for Tom Schwartz.

— McKinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of congratulated

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Avalos complimented his players’ ability to embrace hard work and not run away from it throughout the offseason.

— Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 July 2026
During an interview with SensaCine México posted on Friday, July 24, the couple shared a little PDA after being complimented on their professional careers together.

— Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 27 July 2026

Definition of complimented

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Before the service in Kyiv, Yukov was mourned and honored in his hometown of Sloviansk in Donetsk province.

— Scott Neuman, NPR, 8 Aug. 2026
The Porter County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday honored the Kouts varsity baseball team for its Division 1A championship earlier this summer.

— Shelley Jones, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of honored

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