thankfully

adverb

thank·ful·ly ˈthaŋk-f(ə-)lē

Synonyms of thankfully

: in a thankful manner

spoke thankfully

: as makes one thankful

… graceless stadiums … thankfully going out of fashion …—R. G. Echevarriá

thankfully, those opinions are advanced with graceful prose—Ken Auletta

Examples of thankfully in a Sentence

The instructions were thankfully simple. I always receive your calls thankfully.

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Some heat dome events can last for weeks at a time, but this one thankfully will not. — Sean MacAday, Sacbee.com, 29 June 2026 But thankfully, the trucking cycle is improving in the background. — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 26 June 2026 The other had a rep for the (thankfully) failed Spencer Pratt campaign reacting to his boss’s failure. — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 12 June 2026 The trailers presented 'Disclosure Day' as quite a dour, self-serious affair, but thankfully, that's not the case. — Ian Stokes, Space.com, 12 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for thankfully

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of thankfully was before the 12th century

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