as in ungrateful
not showing gratitude
vowed that his unappreciative niece would never receive another birthday present from him
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Recent Examples of unappreciative
Apparently, the jabs and insults from his unappreciative guest kept coming.
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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
On the comic side, Stephen Graham and current Oscar lightning rod Andrea Riseborough are absolutely delightful as Matilda's horrible and unappreciative parents.
—Lauren Morgan, EW.com, 9 Mar. 2023
The underlying justification for their mastery of this bountiful, beautiful semi-tropic place was the conviction that their predecessors — native Americans, Spanish, Mexican — were unappreciative and undeserving, unlike the grateful and energetic Yankee.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2022
The Leadership Development Institute’s research found that the most common behavioral triggers for negative emotional responses in the workplace were perceiving others as unreliable, unappreciative, micro-managing, abrasive, hostile, overly analytical, aloof, self-centered, or untrustworthy.
—Tony Gambill, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2021
As for Erin, at the start of the film her character comes across as one of the worst dramatic cliches: the unappreciative, nagging spouse.
—Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2023
No one would blame you for ceasing your generous practices altogether for those relatives who are clearly unappreciative.
—Washington Post, 29 May 2021
The cautionary word, however, is that humans are prone to what’s called hedonic adaptation, which basically translates to a tendency to revert back to our old – and in this case, unappreciative – ways.
—Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 23 Nov. 2021
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
On the comic side, Stephen Graham and current Oscar lightning rod Andrea Riseborough are absolutely delightful as Matilda's horrible and unappreciative parents.
—Lauren Morgan, EW.com, 9 Mar. 2023
The underlying justification for their mastery of this bountiful, beautiful semi-tropic place was the conviction that their predecessors — native Americans, Spanish, Mexican — were unappreciative and undeserving, unlike the grateful and energetic Yankee.
—Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2022
The Leadership Development Institute’s research found that the most common behavioral triggers for negative emotional responses in the workplace were perceiving others as unreliable, unappreciative, micro-managing, abrasive, hostile, overly analytical, aloof, self-centered, or untrustworthy.
—Tony Gambill, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2021
As for Erin, at the start of the film her character comes across as one of the worst dramatic cliches: the unappreciative, nagging spouse.
—Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2023
No one would blame you for ceasing your generous practices altogether for those relatives who are clearly unappreciative.
—Washington Post, 29 May 2021
The cautionary word, however, is that humans are prone to what’s called hedonic adaptation, which basically translates to a tendency to revert back to our old – and in this case, unappreciative – ways.
—Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 23 Nov. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unappreciative
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The billionaire tech and media mogul suggested earlier Thursday that Trump would not have gotten elected last fall without him and called him ungrateful.—
Dominick Mastrangelo,
The Hill,
5 June 2025
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The situation became even more tense when her father, who was visiting at the time, stepped in and accused her of being ungrateful.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
24 May 2025
Adjective
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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
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This strikes me as rude and short-sighted (no pun intended).—
R. Eric Thomas,
Mercury News,
2 July 2025
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“Unappreciative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unappreciative. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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