unrewarding
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4.8
- adjective
- /ˌʌn.rɪˈwɔːr.dɪŋ/
:
poco gratificante
- Clive Newton: Primarily for me, what we're trying to prevent is older people leading lonely, boring, miserable, and unrewarding lives.
Now see, I, I, I had the dream, but I didn't know that the day-to-day process would be so unrewarding for me.
- Now see, I, I, I had the dream, but I didn't know that the day-to-day process would be so unrewarding for me.
Examples
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The problem with most people is that they're playing the world's most unrewarding game, and the name of the game is follow the follower.
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Many students find repetitive tasks in the classroom to be unrewarding.
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"Being a G.A. is hard work, sometimes unrewarding, but it is a great experience."
Academic text (1992) -
That's actually why the Vision Pro is so expensive and yet so unrewarding for many users.
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Focused on the outcome, the job will be onerous and unrewarding for them.
Academic text (2007) -
Indeed, the task of planting a garden at all seemed terribly heavy and unrewarding.
Fiction book (2000) -
Music teachers who find their profession unrewarding and unsatisfying will likely communicate these feelings to students.
Academic text (2003) -
After leaving Jory's, I realized what a miserable, unrewarding, uneventful life I've been leading.
Fiction book (1994) -
The debate felt unrewarding as it led to no real conclusions or insights.
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Working on that project was an unrewarding experience, as none of my ideas were considered.
Synonyms
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3.7
Less good than you expected and leaving you disappointed
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5.5
Something that does not make you feel satisfied or successful
Not giving pleasure or reward
Antonyms
How Rewarding
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Unrewarding is made from un- meaning 'not' and reward meaning 'a prize or payment'. So something 'unrewarding' gives no prize, pleasure, or feeling of success.