Meanings
interjectionthank goodness!
- Expression of relief or gratitude.
Synonyms: thank God, see others there, including thank heavens
Synonyms & antonyms
interjectionExpression of relief or gratitude.
Similar
thank Godsee others there, including thank heavens
Also see
Origin
Form of thank God without mentioning God: thus, a secular counterpart.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic الْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ
- الْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ (al-ḥamdu lillāhi)express gratitude
Catalan gràcies a Déu
- gràcies a Déuexpress gratitude
Chinese Mandarin 謝天謝地 /谢天谢地
- 謝天謝地 /谢天谢地 (xiètiānxièdì)express gratitude
Danish gudskelov
- gudskelovexpress gratitude
Esperanto dank' al Dio
- dank' al Dioexpress gratitude
Finnish Luojan kiitos
- Luojan kiitosexpress gratitude
French Dieu merci, Dieu soit loué
- Dieu merciexpress gratitude
- Dieu soit louéexpress gratitude
German Gott sei Dank
- Gott sei Dankexpress gratitude
Italian meno male, grazie al cielo
- meno maleexpress gratitude
- grazie al cieloexpress gratitude
- grazie a Dioexpress gratitude
Japanese 有り難い！, 御蔭様で
- 有り難い！ (arigatai!)express gratitude
- 御蔭様で (o-kage-sama de)express gratitude
- 良かった (yokatta)express gratitude
Korean 다행이에요
- 다행이에요 (dahaeng'ieyo)express gratitude
Latin deo gratias
- deo gratiasexpress gratitude
Māori kaitoa
- kaitoaexpress gratitude
Norwegian Bokmål gudskjelov
- gudskjelovexpress gratitude
Polish chwała Bogu, dzięki Bogu
- chwała Boguexpress gratitude
- dzięki Boguexpress gratitude
Portuguese ainda bem, graças a Deus
- ainda bemexpress gratitude
- graças a Deusexpress gratitude
- menos malexpress gratitude
Russian сла́ва бо́гу
- сла́ва бо́гу (sláva bógu)express gratitude
Spanish ¡gracias a dios!, menos mal
- ¡gracias a dios!express gratitude
- menos malexpress gratitude
Swedish Gud ske lov, gudskelov
- Gud ske lovexpress gratitude
- gudskelovexpress gratitude
- tack och lovexpress gratitude
Turkish Allah'a şükür
- Allah'a şükürexpress gratitude
Ukrainian сла́ва бо́гу
- сла́ва бо́гу (sláva bóhu)express gratitude
Cite this entry
APA
thank goodness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thank%20goodness
MLA
“thank goodness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thank%20goodness. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “thank goodness,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/thank%20goodness.
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