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Another word for thankless

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thankless

modif.

Not returning thanks
unappreciative, ungrateful, self-centered; see cruel 2, rude 2.
Not eliciting thanks
poorly paid, unappreciated, unrewarded, profitless, disagreeable, unrecognized, vain, barren, not worth it; see also useless 1.

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Another word for thankless

adjective

Not showing or feeling gratitude:
unappreciative, ungrateful, unthankful, unthanking. See grateful
Not apt to be appreciated:
unappreciated, ungrateful, unthankful. See grateful

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Teaching is often considered a thankless profession, with long hours, little pay, and significant emotional investment.
People purchasing counterfeit goods save money at a large cost to others, specifically children who live on the premises of large warehouse facilities and toil away at sewing machines for long, underpaid, and thankless hours.
If you've ever tried shopping for wide width shoes, you'll already know just what a thankless task it can be.
On the whole they performed a thankless duty with considerable ability.
Apparently this town was cluttered with them and my great-aunt and her husband had a thankless life mission to attend to the trash.

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