Antonym: inappreciative. Similar words: appreciation, appreciate, appreciated, depreciation, depreciate, apprehensive, precipitation, initiative. Meaning: [-ʃjətɪv] 
adj. 1. feeling or expressive of gratitude 2. having or showing appreciation or a favorable critical judgment or opinion.
adj. 1. feeling or expressive of gratitude 2. having or showing appreciation or a favorable critical judgment or opinion. 
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1 There is a murmur of appreciative laughter.
2 The appreciative audience applauded.
3 The company was very appreciative of my efforts.
4 It's nice to have an appreciative audience.
5 The actor basked in appreciative applause.
6 The humour was lapped up by an appreciative crowd.
7 We are extremely appreciative of your friendly advice.
8 She was deeply appreciative of your help.
9 We have been very appreciative of their support.
10 I'm most appreciative of your generosity.
11 She was appreciative of Greg's concern for her health.
12 The students are deeply appreciative of the help of youdao dict.
13 I'm very appreciative of all the support you've given me.
14 Both were received with appreciative applause.
15 But Mr Berzins seems so gentle and appreciative.
16 The applause seemed forced rather than appreciative.
17 The fans bathed Hrudey in appreciative applause.
18 John has become more appreciative of Irene.
19 She let out a long,(www.Sentencedict.com) appreciative sigh.
20 The crowd was particularly appreciative of understudy Ray Walker, who filled in so ably for the ailing star, Colm Wilkinson.
21 When the report was finished, Blanche made an appreciative comment.
22 In stories the doomed hero is usually saved at the last minute by some stroke of fortune, but almost always his sense of values is changed. he becomes more appreciative of the meaning of life and its permanent spiritual values. It hasoften been noted that those who live, or have lived, in the shadow of death bring a mellow sweetness to everything they do.
23 I have often thought it would be a blessing if each human being were stricken blind and deaf for a few days at some time during his early adult life. Darkness would make him more appreciative of sight; silence would tech him the joys of sound.
24 Our new boss is a real joy to work for. She's so appreciative of anything you do for her.
25 The philosophy behind this hotel, according to manager Sture Rydman, is hospitality for the discerning and appreciative.
26 I have worked in this craft a long time, so I am very appreciative of my success.
27 Later he was sorry, and much later he was appreciative.
28 Nell McCafferty, Bernadette Devlin and other notables vented their feminist spleen at an appreciative audience.
29 Ballantyne's boys simply stare while one of Golding's boys is not appreciative and very destructive towards the tree.
30 I was reflecting my engineering background and was insufficiently appreciative of the human dimension.
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