Phrase guide

thank goodness

intj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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intj

Meaning 1

Expression of relief or gratitude.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: thank God, see others there, including thank heavens

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Form of thank God without mentioning God: thus, a secular counterpart.

Across languages

Translations

42 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: الْحَمْدُ لِلّٰهِ (al-ḥamdu lillāhi) — express gratitude
  • Belarusian: сла́ва бо́гу (sláva bóhu) — express gratitude
  • Belarusian: дзя́куй бо́гу (dzjákuj bóhu) — express gratitude
  • Catalan: gràcies a Déu — express gratitude
  • Chinese Mandarin: 謝天謝地 /谢天谢地 (xiètiānxièdì) — express gratitude
  • Danish: gudskelov — express gratitude
  • Esperanto: dank' al Dio — express gratitude
  • Finnish: Luojan kiitos — express gratitude
  • French: Dieu merci — express gratitude
  • French: Dieu soit loué — express gratitude
  • Galician: ende ben — express gratitude
  • Galician: grazas a Deus — express gratitude
  • Galician: menos mal — express gratitude
  • German: Gott sei Dank — express gratitude
  • Italian: meno male — express gratitude
  • Italian: grazie al cielo — express gratitude
  • Italian: grazie a Dio — express gratitude
  • Japanese: 有り難い! (arigatai!) — express gratitude
  • Japanese: 御蔭様で (o-kage-sama de) — express gratitude
  • Japanese: 良かった (yokatta) — express gratitude
  • Korean: 다행이에요 (dahaeng'ieyo) — express gratitude
  • Latin: deo gratias — express gratitude
  • Macedonian: фала богу (fala bogu) — express gratitude
  • Māori: kaitoa — express gratitude
  • Norwegian Bokmål: gudskjelov — express gratitude
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: gudskjelov — express gratitude
  • Polish: chwała Bogu — express gratitude
  • Polish: dzięki Bogu — express gratitude
  • Portuguese: ainda bem — express gratitude
  • Portuguese: graças a Deus — express gratitude
  • Portuguese: menos mal — express gratitude
  • Russian: сла́ва бо́гу (sláva bógu) — express gratitude
  • Serbo-Croatian: хвала Богу — express gratitude
  • Serbo-Croatian: hvala Bogu — express gratitude
  • Slovene: hvala Bogu — express gratitude
  • Spanish: ¡gracias a dios! — express gratitude
  • Spanish: menos mal — express gratitude
  • Swedish: Gud ske lov — express gratitude
  • Swedish: gudskelov — express gratitude
  • Swedish: tack och lov — express gratitude
  • Turkish: Allah'a şükür — express gratitude
  • Ukrainian: сла́ва бо́гу (sláva bóhu) — express gratitude