unrewarding
adjective
un·re·ward·ing
ˌən-ri-ˈwȯr-diŋ 
: failing to provide satisfaction or a reward : not rewarding
unrewarding work
unrewardingly
adverb
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The drama stars Cici Wang as Monkey, a backstage theater worker facing unemployment after years of unrewarding work.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 Aug. 2025
These plants are often altogether unrewarding for pollinators, since the flowers no longer produce nectar or pollen.
—Claire Therese Hemingway, The Conversation, 18 Aug. 2025
Quiet firing is when an employer deliberately makes a job so unrewarding, isolating or stagnant that the employee feels pressured to quit, rather than being formally terminated.
—Alora Bopray, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
Here, Reader, is a run-through of Austen movies and limited TV series, from my favorite through least favorite — though Austen's novels are surprisingly sturdy, if approached with fondness and respect, and only the last of these would be considered unrewarding.
—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 19 July 2025
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 Aug. 2025
These plants are often altogether unrewarding for pollinators, since the flowers no longer produce nectar or pollen.
—Claire Therese Hemingway, The Conversation, 18 Aug. 2025
Quiet firing is when an employer deliberately makes a job so unrewarding, isolating or stagnant that the employee feels pressured to quit, rather than being formally terminated.
—Alora Bopray, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
Here, Reader, is a run-through of Austen movies and limited TV series, from my favorite through least favorite — though Austen's novels are surprisingly sturdy, if approached with fondness and respect, and only the last of these would be considered unrewarding.
—Tom Gliatto, People.com, 19 July 2025
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“Unrewarding.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unrewarding. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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