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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 During the meeting, Zelensky pressed the American leaders on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s history of breaking ceasefire agreements, and, in turn, Trump and Vance berated Zelensky and accused him of being ungrateful for U.S. support. Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 9 Mar. 2025 This list is full of difficult moms who try their best for their ungrateful kids, and Lois is at the top. Marianne Eloise, Vulture, 10 May 2025 In the first, Trump treated a moral hero as an ungrateful scoundrel. David Remnick, New Yorker, 27 Apr. 2025 Maybe not quite yet, but ungrateful is no way to stay breathing around Joe. Sara Netzley, EW.com, 24 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for ungrateful
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ungrateful
Adjective
  • This undervaluation has not gone unnoticed by savvy investors, such as the Oracle of Omaha.
    Michael Khouw, CNBC, 30 June 2025
  • From barbells and kettlebells to resistance bands, there’s one piece of equipment that often goes unnoticed.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 24 June 2025
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  • Nearly one in four Gen Z professionals viewed the thumbs-up as rude or hostile.
    Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025
  • This strikes me as rude and short-sighted (no pun intended).
    R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 2 July 2025
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  • Via Buckley, the great unappreciated thread in American conservatism may well be the Hispanic one.
    Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs, 24 June 2025
  • People feel unappreciated and lose respect for and trust in the leader.
    Harry Kraemer, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
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  • Rebooting a horror franchise is a thankless task that usually fails, but 2022's resuscitation of meta-horror series Scream hit all the right notes.
    K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 6 June 2025
  • Meanwhile, Byrd’s wide dramatic palette and flexible voice make the most of thankless roles as the movement’s deserter and Montgomery’s white power brokers.
    Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 7 June 2025
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  • 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
Adjective
  • In fact, read any news report of a flight diversion, and chances are there's a thoughtless passenger behind it – someone who didn't want to share the overhead bin space, insisted on jamming their seat all the way back, or didn't want to wait to use the bathroom.
    Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2025
  • Depictions of suicide are not beyond the pale in horror, of course, but there’s something particularly thoughtless about this execution.
    Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2025

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“Ungrateful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ungrateful. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.

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