unrewarded
adjective
un·re·ward·ed
ˌən-ri-ˈwȯr-dəd 
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For those keeping count, that is more than £4m in unrewarded legal costs for cases the Premier League actually won.
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Matt Slater, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2025
But her desperate efforts to feed her children often go unrewarded.
—Sarah El Sirgany, CNN Money, 30 July 2025
Meanwhile, high performers feel invisible, unrewarded, and powerless to steer their own career trajectory.
—Mark Murphy, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
The remake’s emphasis on believability comes with a host of simplistic morals, such as how hard work begets dignity, righteous people will experience setbacks but never go unrewarded, and true love wins in the end.
—Elle Carroll, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2024
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Matt Slater, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2025
But her desperate efforts to feed her children often go unrewarded.
—Sarah El Sirgany, CNN Money, 30 July 2025
Meanwhile, high performers feel invisible, unrewarded, and powerless to steer their own career trajectory.
—Mark Murphy, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
The remake’s emphasis on believability comes with a host of simplistic morals, such as how hard work begets dignity, righteous people will experience setbacks but never go unrewarded, and true love wins in the end.
—Elle Carroll, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2024
See All Example Sentences for unrewarded
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“Unrewarded.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unrewarded. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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