as in ungrateful
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Adjective
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On someone else, this nonchalance could seem ungrateful.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
5 Mar. 2026 -
Every year, the Texas matriarch organizes her schedule around making the holidays amazing for her ungrateful adult kids and husband.—
Helen Carefoot,
Flow Space,
9 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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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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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
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Eventually, we were brought into the soundstage where a hype man impressively excelled in the thankless task of keeping the energy high.—
Steven J. Horowitz,
Variety,
24 Mar. 2026
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Most puzzling of all is the weird absence of any significant oomph; it’s simply watched from afar by Nelly (now Hong Chau), who is always being fired but never seems to leave, in by far the most thankless role in the movie.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2026
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“Inappreciative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inappreciative. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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