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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
Rumors circulated of stunned confusion among the CPP’s leaders (how could voters be so ungrateful?) and of growing rifts within the party.
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Stéphanie Giry, Foreign Affairs, 2 Sep. 2015
That ungrateful nepo baby landed another acting gig, despite having zero experience (or talent).
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 19 June 2024
This list is full of difficult moms who try their best for their ungrateful kids, and Lois is at the top.
—Marianne Eloise, Vulture, 11 May 2024
This might include attorneys familiar with offshore real estate deals, psychologists who can reconcile you with your ungrateful grandchildren, or art advisors like Newton, who sits on UBS’s family office team.
—Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2024
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Stéphanie Giry, Foreign Affairs, 2 Sep. 2015
That ungrateful nepo baby landed another acting gig, despite having zero experience (or talent).
—Jenna Ryu, SELF, 19 June 2024
This list is full of difficult moms who try their best for their ungrateful kids, and Lois is at the top.
—Marianne Eloise, Vulture, 11 May 2024
This might include attorneys familiar with offshore real estate deals, psychologists who can reconcile you with your ungrateful grandchildren, or art advisors like Newton, who sits on UBS’s family office team.
—Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ungrateful
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Ruffle tea towels and placemats also come in leopard so that no item in your kitchen goes unnoticed.Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Nov. 2024
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The discipline is now starting to pinpoint where and when certain precious or critical minerals appeared, and in which rocks—a fact that has not gone unnoticed by the mining industry, Hazen says.Paul Voosen, science.org, 1 Nov. 2024
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Apparently, my daughter didn’t finish all of the food on her plate, and the mom felt that was incredibly rude and a sign of poor manners.Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024
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Those who participated in the creative exercises felt more social closeness with their coworkers, and were less likely to engage in rude behavior.Kate Vitasek, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
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The unappreciated school photographer is the first to discover a small alien on the football field and bring the unusual parasite to the science teacher, unaware the school's faculty is under alien control.Angela Andaloro, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024
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Popular on Variety During an Instagram livestream after the game, Hermoso said that the kiss was unwanted and unappreciated.Jamie Lang, Variety, 2 Oct. 2024
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Meanwhile, Katie Holmes fulfills an almost thankless role, granted little time to shine as Mrs. Webb, but provides a grounding presence as the practical mother of two.Shania Russell, EW.com, 11 Oct. 2024
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Typically, they are paid much less than their male counterparts for backbreaking and often thankless labor, while also being expected to run their family’s household.Christina Pickard, Bon Appétit, 3 Oct. 2024
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On the comic side, Stephen Graham and current Oscar lightning rod Andrea Riseborough are absolutely delightful as Matilda's horrible and unappreciative parents.Lauren Morgan, EW.com, 9 Mar. 2023
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The underlying justification for their mastery of this bountiful, beautiful semi-tropic place was the conviction that their predecessors — native Americans, Spanish, Mexican — were unappreciative and undeserving, unlike the grateful and energetic Yankee.Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2022
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Oz’s decision to close that sewer door could be chalked down to a terrible mistake, the thoughtless actions of a child.Dani Di Placido, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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The underlying message: Even someone as thoughtless as Larry is incapable of being as cruel as this legislation.Jen Chaney, Vulture, 6 Feb. 2024
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“Ungrateful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ungrateful. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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