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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
Maybe not quite yet, but ungrateful is no way to stay breathing around Joe.
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Sara Netzley, EW.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Easy to dismiss the Indigenous as primitive and ungrateful.
—Christine Winter, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2025
Raising his voice, Trump bluntly accused Zelenskyy of being disrespectful and ungrateful for U.S. defense assistance in Ukraine’s three-year war to repel Russian invaders.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 28 Feb. 2025
Despite some of the noise online from rival fans calling us entitled and ungrateful, the reality is that in the stadium there has been passive acceptance for the most part.
—Rob Tanner, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
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Sara Netzley, EW.com, 24 Apr. 2025
Easy to dismiss the Indigenous as primitive and ungrateful.
—Christine Winter, Artforum, 1 Mar. 2025
Raising his voice, Trump bluntly accused Zelenskyy of being disrespectful and ungrateful for U.S. defense assistance in Ukraine’s three-year war to repel Russian invaders.
—Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 28 Feb. 2025
Despite some of the noise online from rival fans calling us entitled and ungrateful, the reality is that in the stadium there has been passive acceptance for the most part.
—Rob Tanner, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ungrateful
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Hocevar has made news in the world of NASCAR through his stellar performances, but his aggressive driving doesn't go unnoticed.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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Earlier this week, with the NBA social media landscape slowing down due to a short break in playoff action, Miles Bridges sent out a simple post on X that might’ve gone unnoticed.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
4 June 2025
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Carry-on rules exist for a reason and deliberately ignoring the rules is both rude and inconsiderate to everyone else who is.—
Soo Kim,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 June 2025
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Matthews walked out of the home to talk to the suspect but returned to the house, saying Hoskins-Ellis said something rude to him.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
9 June 2025
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Prioritize new business, and your clients may feel neglected and your team unappreciated.—
Sarah Nell Walsh,
Forbes.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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Dave: Like unappreciated from an outside point of view.—
Outside Online,
Outside Online,
29 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Internet skewers courtroom sketches: 'A different vibe' Being the only window to the trial is apparently a thankless job, though, as many people online have ripped into the images coming out of the courtroom.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
20 May 2025
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Hosting award shows is one of Hollywood’s most thankless jobs, but comedian Nikki Glaser appeared to strike all the right notes with Golden Globes viewers.—
Kalhan Rosenblatt,
NBC News,
6 Jan. 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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Nobody likes receiving a lazy, thoughtless apology.—
Ashton Jackson,
CNBC,
11 June 2025
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Letting a house of that size sit untouched is an act of thoughtless extravagance.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
5 May 2025
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“Ungrateful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ungrateful. Accessed 15 Jun. 2025.
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