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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
The Live With Kelly and Mark talk show hostess seemingly hasn't known peace on the scariest day of the year for quite some time, but not because of ghosts and ghoulies plaguing her — but, rather, ungrateful neighbors who consistently complain about her Halloween candy.
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Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Nov. 2025
Faking emotionality, the political comic spent the majority of his first segment cracking sarcastic jokes about how ungrateful the American populace is toward the GOP leader.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2025
Unless these ungrateful, unassimilated America-haters commit certain crimes, we’re stuck with them.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
For many attorneys, the grind of endless deadlines, paperwork, and ungrateful clients can lead to heavy disappointment.
—Kaitlyn Gomez, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
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Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Nov. 2025
Faking emotionality, the political comic spent the majority of his first segment cracking sarcastic jokes about how ungrateful the American populace is toward the GOP leader.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2025
Unless these ungrateful, unassimilated America-haters commit certain crimes, we’re stuck with them.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
For many attorneys, the grind of endless deadlines, paperwork, and ungrateful clients can lead to heavy disappointment.
—Kaitlyn Gomez, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ungrateful
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Some in Labour say the government's achievements, including protections for renters and a higher minimum wage, are going unnoticed.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
9 May 2026
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Billions pass through the human body every second unnoticed.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
8 May 2026
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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
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But that makes Buzz feel unappreciated and the two friends soon clash over who has been deputized to save the day.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
16 Apr. 2026
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The baseball world was saddened last week on the news that Davey Lopes, a most unappreciated mainstay Dodger second baseman in the ‘70s, passed away Wednesday at 80 from Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease.—
Bill Madden,
New York Daily News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Other DNIs have been the object of both scorn and indifference in a thankless job.—
Tom Nichols,
The Atlantic,
25 Apr. 2026
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Willy laments to his stout and thankless wife, Linda (Laurie Metcalf, upholding her reputation as a Broadway MVP), that buyers on the road laugh at him — that one even called him a shrimp.—
Naveen Kumar,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2026
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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.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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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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This rhetoric is not just the thoughtless ramblings of mindless partisans.—
Chris Roemer,
Baltimore Sun,
30 Apr. 2026
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And that’s a pretty thoughtless way to approach a conflict that’s already killed so many.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
15 Mar. 2026
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“Ungrateful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ungrateful. Accessed 13 May. 2026.
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