Thankless synonyms

thăngk'lĭs

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ungrateful
Not agreeable or pleasant; repellent:
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self-centered
Occupied or concerned only with one's own affairs; egocentric; selfish
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unappreciated
Not having risen in price or value:
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unrewarded
Not rewarded
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profitless
Not yielding profit
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disagreeable
Exciting repugnance; offensive to the feelings or senses; displeasing; unpleasant.
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vain
The definition of vain is someone or something without value, without force or who is conceited.
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barren
Lacking vegetation, especially useful vegetation:
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not worth it
Not eliciting thanks
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cruel (related)
Disposed to inflict pain or suffering:
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rude (related)
Barbarous or ignorant
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useless (related)
Unhelpful, not useful; pointless (of an action).
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heedless
Unaware, without noticing
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miserable
Very uncomfortable or unhappy; wretched.
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unacceptable
(Linguistics) not conforming to accepted usage
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unrewarding
Not providing reward or satisfaction
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unthankful
Not drawing thanks; unwelcome.
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appreciative (antonym)
Feeling or showing appreciation
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grateful (antonym)
Causing gratitude; welcome; pleasing
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thankful (antonym)
Showing appreciation or gratitude.
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appreciated (antonym)
(Of an investment) having risen in value
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rewarded (antonym)
unappreciated
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satisfied (antonym)
In a state of satisfaction.
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contented (antonym)
Having or showing no desire for something more or different; satisfied
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considerate (antonym)
The definition of considerate is being aware of and respecting other people's feelings.
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unthanking
Not showing or feeling gratitude
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ungratifying
Not providing gratification.
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menial (related)
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sisyphean (related)
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unenviable (related)
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poorly paid
Not eliciting thanks
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Find another word for thankless. In this page you can discover 33 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for thankless, like: ungrateful, self-centered, unappreciated, unappreciative, unrewarded, profitless, disagreeable, unrecognized, vain, barren and not worth it.
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Thankless Sentence Examples

  • On the whole they performed a thankless duty with considerable ability.

  • The blot on it is certainly the character of Emilie, who is spiteful and thankless, not heroic. Polyeucte has sometimes been elevated to the same position.

  • Apparently this town was cluttered with them and my great-aunt and her husband had a thankless life mission to attend to the trash.

  • It was for a long time a thankless post, for St Vincent was at once half incapacitated by ill-health and very arbitrary, while Nelson, who considered that Keith's appointment was 'a personal slight to himself, was peevish and insubordinate.

  • Mehemet Ali and his son Ibrahim Pasha were, however, now committed to their conflict with Turkey for Syria and Asia Minor, and had no troops to spare for the thankless task of holding the Arabian deserts; the garrisons were gradually withdrawn, and in 1842 Fesal, who had escaped from his prison at Cairo reappeared and was everywhere recognized as amir.

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