thankfully
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1.6
- adverb
- /ˈθæŋkfəlɪ/
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afortunadamente
- Thankfully, he wasn't in the country at the time.
- thankfully, no
Not really sure why, but thankfully, Rick's here to save the day.
- Not really sure why, but thankfully, Rick's here to save the day.
- And so thankfully I had good counsel early on.
- And yeah, like, thankfully, you know, he didn't get through.
- Also, my kids were asleep so this thankfully didn't wake them up.
- I had the surgery and thankfully I'm fine now.
- There have damn well better be those options, and thankfully we are more or less there.
Examples
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The test was difficult, but thankfully, I managed to pass.
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Well, thankfully, it's almost over.
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So yeah, I came back and thankfully this time it worked well for me.
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Now, thankfully, as it turns out, there is a guy out there.
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Thankfully, we found it before anyone else.
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Thankfully, German trains run on time.
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I need the reminder again and again; thankfully, God is faithful to call me back.
Blog text (2) -
Thankfully, you have something that your competition doesn't have.
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The condition is thankfully rare, with a UK incidence of about 2 people per 100,000 per year.
Academic text (2011) -
Schlatter says her sleep problems thankfully dissipated as she became more accustomed to her job.
Academic text (2006)
Synonyms
425
2.5
By good luck, things turn out well
284
1.0
By good chance in a way that turns out well
Antonyms
How Grateful
18
2.0
131
1.6
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Thankfully comes from an old English word thanc meaning 'thought' or 'gratitude', and is related to the familiar word think. So thankfully is what we say when we feel relief or thanks that something happened—or was avoided.