unthanked
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6.9
A person who did something that others did not show appreciation for
- adjective
- /ʌnˈθæŋkt/
:
no agradecido
- Despite their efforts, the volunteers often feel unthanked by the community.
Examples
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Many people go unthanked for their hard work and dedication.
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Thank you to all those we have left unthanked but made a difference in our lives.
Blog text (7) -
The teachers felt unthanked after spending so much time preparing for the event.
Synonyms
unappreciated
vsunthanked
15
4.7
Not valued or thanked for what you do
focuses on absence of personal verbal acknowledgment rather than general value or praise
unrewarded
vsunthanked
4
4.0
Not getting anything for work or effort
refers specifically to missing personal verbal acknowledgment instead of material benefit
How Appreciated
Surface Forms
unthanked positive
Morphology
unthanked = thanked (transparent) = un + thank + ed
Regular negation of the participial/adjectival form 'thanked' by the productive prefix 'un-', producing a straightforward meaning 'not thanked'.
Etymology
Unthanked is made of un- meaning 'not' and thank, a word that began in old English with the idea of 'thought' or 'gratitude'. So, unthanked describes someone or something that did not receive a 'thank you'.