unrewarding

adjective

un·​re·​ward·​ing ˌən-ri-ˈwȯr-diŋ 

: failing to provide satisfaction or a reward : not rewarding

unrewarding work

unrewardingly adverb

Examples of unrewarding in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Some of the turnaround may be a result of the ways work has increasingly become uncertain and difficult for workers, let alone unrewarding and unfulfilling. —Adia Harvey Wingfield, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025

But what has emerged is a repetitive, unattractive, and finally unrewarding slog, in which Ducournau’s filmmaking verve itself seems to harden into lifelessness. —Justin Chang, New Yorker, 26 May 2025

Higher education advisor Dan Ulin of Elite Student Coach in Los Angeles, California says downsides of unrewarding advanced degrees can extend far beyond the potential for long-term student loan debt and being thrust into an industry with limited (or no) growth potential. —Robert Farrington, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025

The big problem is that social media is unrewarding. —Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1651, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for unrewarding

• according
• affording
• awarding
• keyboarding
• recording
• rewarding
• skateboarding
• snowboarding
• boarding
• cording
• fording
• hoarding