ungrateful
adjective
un·grate·ful
ˌən-ˈgrāt-fəl 
1
: showing no gratitude : making a poor return
an ungrateful child
2
: disagreeable
also
: thankless
ungratefulness
noun
Examples of ungrateful in a Sentence
I don't mean to seem ungrateful.
the park's custodial staff has the ungrateful job of cleaning up after the Independence Day party is over
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The summit of top U.S. and Ukrainian envoys in Jeddah this week follows Zelensky’s explosive visit to the White House on Feb. 28, when Trump and Vice President Vance called the war-time leader ungrateful and unwilling to move toward a ceasefire.
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Colin Meyn, The Hill, 10 Mar. 2025
In the February 28 meeting, Trump and Vance criticized Zelensky, accusing him of being ungrateful for U.S. aid.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
Biden lost his temper in response, chastising the Ukrainian leader for seeming ungrateful.
—Simon Shuster/kyiv, TIME, 1 Mar. 2025
An extraordinary diplomatic rupture unfolded in the Oval Office on Friday when President Trump and Vice President JD Vance publicly berated Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, as an ungrateful ally risking global war in its ongoing defense against Russian invaders.
—Faith E. Pinho, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2025
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Colin Meyn, The Hill, 10 Mar. 2025
In the February 28 meeting, Trump and Vance criticized Zelensky, accusing him of being ungrateful for U.S. aid.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
Biden lost his temper in response, chastising the Ukrainian leader for seeming ungrateful.
—Simon Shuster/kyiv, TIME, 1 Mar. 2025
An extraordinary diplomatic rupture unfolded in the Oval Office on Friday when President Trump and Vice President JD Vance publicly berated Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, as an ungrateful ally risking global war in its ongoing defense against Russian invaders.
—Faith E. Pinho, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Ungrateful.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ungrateful. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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ungrateful
adjective
un·grate·ful
ˌən-ˈgrāt-fəl
ˈən-
1
: not thankful for favors
an ungrateful child
2
: not pleasing : disagreeable
an ungrateful task
ungratefulness
noun
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