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as in unnoticed
not likely to be appreciated by those who benefit
the park's custodial staff has the ungrateful job of cleaning up after the Independence Day party is over
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as in rude
not showing gratitude
although the food was being provided for free, the ungrateful recipients could not refrain from complaining that it was not to their liking
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Recent Examples of ungrateful
Many shared their own experiences with ungrateful friends, while others offered blunt advice, including one user who didn't hold back.
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Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
Trump repeatedly attacked the Florida governor, accusing him of being ungrateful for his support during his first gubernatorial bid in 2018, until DeSantis ended his candidacy and endorsed Trump.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 9 Jan. 2025
Now my family is calling me ungrateful for ruining Christmas and making it all about me.
—Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 8 Jan. 2025
To the undocumented people who were and are my friends, my classmates, my interns and co-workers: Thank you for teaching me that citizenship is usually wasted on the ungrateful and not granted enough to those who deserve it.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2024
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Raul A. Reyes, Newsweek, 22 Jan. 2025
Trump repeatedly attacked the Florida governor, accusing him of being ungrateful for his support during his first gubernatorial bid in 2018, until DeSantis ended his candidacy and endorsed Trump.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 9 Jan. 2025
Now my family is calling me ungrateful for ruining Christmas and making it all about me.
—Virginia Chamlee, People.com, 8 Jan. 2025
To the undocumented people who were and are my friends, my classmates, my interns and co-workers: Thank you for teaching me that citizenship is usually wasted on the ungrateful and not granted enough to those who deserve it.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 26 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ungrateful
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Fortunately, the guest managed to go unnoticed, despite their footwear failing them at the worst possible moment.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
17 Feb. 2025
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If nothing else, the most unusual employment experiment in college hoops has not gone unnoticed.—
Brian Hamilton,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
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Your friend is not a rude person; therefore, if their camera appears to be pointing your way, that must be a mistake.—
Judith Martin,
The Mercury News,
20 Feb. 2025
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Another thing the two women have in common: rude, moody, older boyfriends.—
Judy Berman,
TIME,
17 Feb. 2025
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The lender may feel unappreciated, while the borrower might not even realize there's a problem—especially if expectations were never discussed.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
30 Jan. 2025
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Joe Biden had a ringside seat for Jimmy Carter’s presidency — its failures as well as its sometimes unappreciated successes.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Dec. 2024
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Huemer has lived in both worlds—the smoky salons of 1980s New York, where ideas swirled like cigarette smoke, and the industrial trenches, where change is brutal, slow, and often thankless.—
Kody Boye,
USA TODAY,
21 Feb. 2025
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As Joey Locke, the overworked window washer frustrated with her thankless job in a corporate building, Ridley deploys the same glower for every challenge her character faces.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
21 Feb. 2025
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Apparently, the jabs and insults from his unappreciative guest kept coming.—
Gil Macias,
People.com,
3 Jan. 2025
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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
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These wishes feel to me very thoughtless and insensitive.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2025
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Iris, played by Heretic and Yellowjackets star Sophie Thatcher, is a gorgeous yet enigmatic young woman who looks something like Zooey Deschanel in her New Girl years but without her happy, slightly thoughtless enthusiasm for life.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
31 Jan. 2025
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“Ungrateful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ungrateful. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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