appreciative

adjective

ap·​pre·​cia·​tive ə-ˈprē-shə-tiv  -ˈpri- 

 also  -ˈprē-shē-ˌā-

: having or showing appreciation

an appreciative audience

was appreciative of his good luck

appreciatively adverb

appreciativeness noun

Synonyms

• positive
• favorable
• good

Examples of appreciative in a Sentence

his latest novel has received a number of appreciative reviews

very appreciative after we helped him change his flat tire

Recent Examples on the Web

Stevenson was appreciative of the vote of confidence from his head coach. —Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 26 Sep. 2025

The menu circles the room to appreciative murmurs. —John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 25 Sep. 2025

Thinking about music, rehearsing and trying out different ideas and approaches are just as inspirational to award-winning jazz pianist Irving Flores as being on stage and performing for an appreciative audience. —Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Sep. 2025

In my screening, her character’s unexpected return to the story late in the film elicited delighted laughter from an appreciative audience. —Joe Reid, Vulture, 16 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1615, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for appreciative

• allocative
• appellative
• commutative
• connotative
• copulative
• degradative
• dissipative
• educative
• exudative
• facultative
• imitative
• infiltrative