Antonyms for gratitude

Grammar : Noun

Spell : grat-i-tood, -tyood

Phonetic Transcription : ˈgræt ɪˌtud, -ˌtyud

Definition of gratitude

Origin : mid-15c., "good will," from Middle French gratitude (15c.) or directly from Medieval Latin gratitudinem (nominative gratitudo) "thankfulness," from Latin gratus "thankful, pleasing" (see grace). Meaning "thankfulness" is from 1560s.

noun appreciation

Example sentences :

They owed me every thing, like you—their gratitude was unbounded, even as yours.
Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various

I am deeply impressed with gratitude for the confidence reposed in me.
Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various

I wanted to show my gratitude, to make you happy, since happiness was not for me.
Extract from : « The Bacillus of Beauty » by Harriet Stark

He rose, expecting a look of gratitude from the girl he loved.
Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr

It was as if she herself had just been saved, and she could have kissed his hands with gratitude.
Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola

I was pleased with myself for my gratitude to this poor woman.
Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth

I despatched the note, and she was full of penitence, and gratitude, and tears.
Extract from : « Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10) » by Maria Edgeworth

There were suggestions of triumph, relief, gratitude in the indefinable tone of these words.
Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad

Then in a gust of confidence and gratitude, “I will live all my days for you, Tom!”
Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad

Gratitude was undoubtedly a principal occasion of this urgency.
Extract from : « Female Scripture Biographies, Vol. II » by Francis Augustus Cox

Synonyms for gratitude

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