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as in unnoticed
not likely to be appreciated by those who benefit
the park's custodial staff has the ungrateful job of cleaning up after the Independence Day party is over
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as in rude
not showing gratitude
although the food was being provided for free, the ungrateful recipients could not refrain from complaining that it was not to their liking
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Recent Examples of ungrateful
On someone else, this nonchalance could seem ungrateful.
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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
At the opposite end of the personality spectrum from Anne, Mary is described as spoiled and ungrateful.
—Literary Hub, 13 Nov. 2025
The Live With Kelly and Mark talk show hostess seemingly hasn't known peace on the scariest day of the year for quite some time, but not because of ghosts and ghoulies plaguing her — but, rather, ungrateful neighbors who consistently complain about her Halloween candy.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Nov. 2025
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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
At the opposite end of the personality spectrum from Anne, Mary is described as spoiled and ungrateful.
—Literary Hub, 13 Nov. 2025
The Live With Kelly and Mark talk show hostess seemingly hasn't known peace on the scariest day of the year for quite some time, but not because of ghosts and ghoulies plaguing her — but, rather, ungrateful neighbors who consistently complain about her Halloween candy.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ungrateful
Adjective
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For perpetrators, upskirting is a crime committed in seconds, often unnoticed.—
Hanako Montgomery,
CNN Money,
22 June 2026
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This launch coincides with widespread, often unnoticed, AI integration by Google and OpenAI into business tools.—
TerDawn DeBoe,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2026
Adjective
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It’s widely considered rude and annoying when people cluster by the train doors if there are more people on the platform attempting to get on.—
Claudia Fisher,
Travel + Leisure,
15 June 2026
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Many of these terms were meant as insults and were – and remain today – tremendously rude, but others reflect the bewilderment of trying to categorize people who don’t fit into standard categories easily.—
Ky Merkley,
The Conversation,
15 June 2026
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Rogie Vachon—Perhaps the most unappreciated goalie in NHL history and the first great player in Kings history.—
Assistant Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
11 June 2026
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The Beltsville Bee Lab is a key part of the often-unappreciated federal research infrastructure that supports the health of pollinators and the nation’s food supply.—
Jennie L. Durant,
The Conversation,
26 May 2026
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Despite all the graphics capabilities of modern Macs, being a Mac gamer is generally a thankless existence.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
28 May 2026
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This kind of audit is slow and thankless.—
Omer Qureshi,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
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Him: Your husband is selfish, inconsiderate, unappreciative, and arrogant.—
Chris Jones,
The Atlantic,
26 May 2026
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Campbell can actually be spotted in a photo at the beginning of the teaser trailer for Send Help (embedded below), as an unappreciative Bradley throws the picture of his parents (the father is Campbell) in a trash can.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2026
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This rhetoric is not just the thoughtless ramblings of mindless partisans.—
Chris Roemer,
Baltimore Sun,
30 Apr. 2026
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And that’s a pretty thoughtless way to approach a conflict that’s already killed so many.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
15 Mar. 2026
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“Ungrateful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ungrateful. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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