ungrateful

Examples

• All

• I have to accept the most ungrateful tasks... ...simply to keep my place inside the lighthouse.

  Cold Skin (2017)

• Tell him it is for justice and for aid, and that it comes from old Andronicus, shaken with sorrows in ungrateful Rome.

  Titus (1999)

• You can rest assured that we shall root out the wickedness in this small, ungrateful plant.

  Jane Eyre (2011)

• I hope it doesn't sound ungrateful for me to say that I didn't actually ask for this advice.

  Fiction book (1995)

• Putting together programs can be a truly ungrateful task for those who do not see the effort involved.

• Many people find that caring for children can be an ungrateful job, as they often don't appreciate the hard work.

• After hours of planning the event, he realized it was an ungrateful effort, as no one acknowledged his contributions.

Synonyms

U

unwanted

vsungrateful

120 1.0

People do not like or need it

focuses more on being unpleasant or unrewarding rather than simple undesirability

U

unwelcome

vsungrateful

45 4.3

Not wanted and causing upset or trouble

refers more to being unpleasant or unrewarding than mere lack of desire

I

insufferable

vsungrateful

26 7.5

So unpleasant you cannot stand it

is similar but less extreme, meaning unpleasant without unbearable intensity

U

unsatisfying

vsungrateful

12 3.7

Less good than you expected and leaving you disappointed

emphasizes disagreeable or unrewarding aspect rather than only unmet hopes

U

unenviable

vsungrateful

5 6.0

A difficult job or duty that people do not want

highlights disagreeable or unrewarding nature rather than social opinion

D

displeasing

vsungrateful

2 4.0

Something that makes people feel dislike or annoyance

is more about being unpleasant and failing to give satisfaction

U

undesired

vsungrateful

2 3.8

Not wanted or welcome

means unpleasant or unrewarding rather than merely inappropriate or not received with pleasure

U

unrewarding

vsungrateful

1 4.8

Does not make you feel satisfied or successful

focuses more on unpleasant or disagreeable qualities beyond lack of reward

U

unwished-for

vsungrateful

6.9

Not wanted or welcome

describes being unpleasant or unrewarding rather than simply not requested or unexpected

Antonyms

P

pleasant

314 1.0

Giving a gentle feeling of enjoyment

R

rewarding

101 3.5

An activity or experience that makes you feel good and successful

Compounds

U

ungrateful person

• Offensive

1 3.9

Someone who does not say thank you when people help them

How Rewarding

rewarding

101 3.5

satisfying

1 2.2

ungrateful

1 4.1

pointless

157 3.5

Surface Forms

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Etymology