as in ungrateful
not showing gratitude
vowed that his unappreciative niece would never receive another birthday present from him
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Recent Examples of unappreciative
Campbell can actually be spotted in a photo at the beginning of the teaser trailer for Send Help (embedded below), as an unappreciative Bradley throws the picture of his parents (the father is Campbell) in a trash can.
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Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2026
Apparently, the jabs and insults from his unappreciative guest kept coming.
—Gil MacIas, People.com, 3 Jan. 2025
Complaining about the food, comparing it to other meals, or ignoring efforts made by the host also comes across as disrespectful and unappreciative.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
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
As for Erin, at the start of the film her character comes across as one of the worst dramatic cliches: the unappreciative, nagging spouse.
—Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2023
The Leadership Development Institute’s research found that the most common behavioral triggers for negative emotional responses in the workplace were perceiving others as unreliable, unappreciative, micro-managing, abrasive, hostile, overly analytical, aloof, self-centered, or untrustworthy.
—Tony Gambill, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2021
No one would blame you for ceasing your generous practices altogether for those relatives who are clearly unappreciative.
—Washington Post, 29 May 2021
Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 1 Apr. 2026
Apparently, the jabs and insults from his unappreciative guest kept coming.
—Gil MacIas, People.com, 3 Jan. 2025
Complaining about the food, comparing it to other meals, or ignoring efforts made by the host also comes across as disrespectful and unappreciative.
—Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 28 Nov. 2024
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
As for Erin, at the start of the film her character comes across as one of the worst dramatic cliches: the unappreciative, nagging spouse.
—Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2023
The Leadership Development Institute’s research found that the most common behavioral triggers for negative emotional responses in the workplace were perceiving others as unreliable, unappreciative, micro-managing, abrasive, hostile, overly analytical, aloof, self-centered, or untrustworthy.
—Tony Gambill, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2021
No one would blame you for ceasing your generous practices altogether for those relatives who are clearly unappreciative.
—Washington Post, 29 May 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unappreciative
Adjective
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There has been a lot of talk about families going no contact –– it has been described as a rising trend of ungrateful adult children being cruel to aging parents or a younger generation setting boundaries with parents unwilling to treat their children with respect.—
Madeline Holcombe,
CNN Money,
10 May 2026
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On someone else, this nonchalance could seem ungrateful.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
5 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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If Pan American Airways represented, at its height, victory and suavity, the country achieving a kind of European state of grace, then Spirit was the exact opposite—synonymous with the rowdy and the rude at the heart of the American character.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
9 May 2026
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But please don’t be that rude person calling over and over to someone who is not available at the time.—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
8 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Unappreciative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unappreciative. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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