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as in ungrateful
not showing gratitude
a thankless boss who seems oblivious to the extra effort his subordinates have made
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as in unnoticed
not likely to be appreciated by those who benefit
the thankless job of cleaning up after a party
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Recent Examples of thankless
Working for the Transportation Security Administration is a thankless job, especially during the holidays.
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Nick Romano, EW.com, 15 Oct. 2024
Theirs is in a way a thankless job, but an important one.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 7 Oct. 2024
Resilience: These are tough jobs, and presidents often face thankless situations.
—Charles L. Welch, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
While Tomlin’s not about to start dropping F-bombs on the airwaves, the vehemence of his response to a momentary disruption of concentration should serve as a reminder that sideline reporters perform a largely thankless job.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 20 Sep. 2024
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Nick Romano, EW.com, 15 Oct. 2024
Theirs is in a way a thankless job, but an important one.
—Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 7 Oct. 2024
Resilience: These are tough jobs, and presidents often face thankless situations.
—Charles L. Welch, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
While Tomlin’s not about to start dropping F-bombs on the airwaves, the vehemence of his response to a momentary disruption of concentration should serve as a reminder that sideline reporters perform a largely thankless job.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 20 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thankless
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Lorde’s actions were criticized as cringy, arrogant, or ungrateful.Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2024
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Anyone who dismisses these strikers as greedy or ungrateful doesn’t grasp what’s really happening.Peter Georgescu, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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Ruffle tea towels and placemats also come in leopard so that no item in your kitchen goes unnoticed.Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Nov. 2024
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The Top 10 Richest People In The World (November 2024) Returns: A Major Contributor To Global Waste And Emissions Unfortunately, e-commerce returns have a massive environmental impact that often goes unnoticed.Sylvia Ng, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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Apparently, my daughter didn’t finish all of the food on her plate, and the mom felt that was incredibly rude and a sign of poor manners.Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024
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Those who participated in the creative exercises felt more social closeness with their coworkers, and were less likely to engage in rude behavior.Kate Vitasek, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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The unappreciated school photographer is the first to discover a small alien on the football field and bring the unusual parasite to the science teacher, unaware the school's faculty is under alien control.Angela Andaloro, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024
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Popular on Variety During an Instagram livestream after the game, Hermoso said that the kiss was unwanted and unappreciated.Jamie Lang, Variety, 2 Oct. 2024
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On the comic side, Stephen Graham and current Oscar lightning rod Andrea Riseborough are absolutely delightful as Matilda's horrible and unappreciative parents.Lauren Morgan, EW.com, 9 Mar. 2023
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The underlying justification for their mastery of this bountiful, beautiful semi-tropic place was the conviction that their predecessors — native Americans, Spanish, Mexican — were unappreciative and undeserving, unlike the grateful and energetic Yankee.Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2022
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“Thankless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thankless. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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