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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
Unless these ungrateful, unassimilated America-haters commit certain crimes, we’re stuck with them.
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Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
For many attorneys, the grind of endless deadlines, paperwork, and ungrateful clients can lead to heavy disappointment.
—Kaitlyn Gomez, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
Anything else feels ungrateful.
—Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Faring even worse is Clara, thinly rendered as an ungrateful child and an obstacle for her mother.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 13 Sep. 2025
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Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
For many attorneys, the grind of endless deadlines, paperwork, and ungrateful clients can lead to heavy disappointment.
—Kaitlyn Gomez, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
Anything else feels ungrateful.
—Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Faring even worse is Clara, thinly rendered as an ungrateful child and an obstacle for her mother.
—Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 13 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for ungrateful
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ungrateful
Adjective
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Castillo’s family hard work has not gone unnoticed.—
Paula Soria,
AZCentral.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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According to the medical center, Cryptic pregnancies are rare, with studies suggesting about 1 in 475 pregnancies go unnoticed until about 20 weeks gestation, while about 1 in 2,500 pregnancies go unnoticed until delivery.—
Clare Fisher,
PEOPLE,
7 Jan. 2026
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Currently, the Police Oversight office allows complainants to resolve more minor complaints, like when an officer is rude, by asking that the officer's supervisor to talk to them about their conduct.—
Austin Sanders,
Austin American Statesman,
12 Jan. 2026
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Asking a neighbor to shovel their side of the sidewalk is not inherently rude.—
Olivia McIntosh,
Martha Stewart,
12 Jan. 2026
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So much of the civil service is devoted to long-term national flourishing—preventing disease, safeguarding financial markets—that its achievements go unappreciated.—
Franklin Foer,
The Atlantic,
11 Jan. 2026
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Since at least the 1960s, artists had been working and showing in Coconut Grove, and by the 1980s a handful of galleries had opened in Bay Harbor Islands and in Coral Gables, among other places, even if much of it was unappreciated by the general public.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
30 Nov. 2025
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From trad wives to spin classes to caregiving, Smithuijsen reveals how late stage capitalism strips women of agency and traps them in endless cycles of empty consumption and thankless labor.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Jan. 2026
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For the thankless task of straight man, Reiner won two Emmys.—
Thomas Doherty,
HollywoodReporter,
29 Dec. 2025
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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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From start to finish, the Red Sox deployed a careless, thoughtless, and passive stratagem.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
12 Jan. 2026
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To do a lot less foolish, thoughtless, stupid, idiotic things.—
Gwen Faulkenberry,
Arkansas Online,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Ungrateful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ungrateful. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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