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Gratitude is the acknowledgment of receiving something good from another person. It is a feeling of appreciation and thankfulness. Synonyms for gratitude include appreciation, thanks, and gratefulness. The antonyms are ingratitude, ungratefulness, and thanklessness. Thanking is the act of expressing gratitude to someone for something they have done or given.123

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