thankless
Americanadjective
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not likely to be appreciated or rewarded; unappreciated.
a thankless job.
- Synonyms:
- profitless, unrewarding, vain, unacknowledged
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not feeling or expressing gratitude or appreciation; ungrateful.
a thankless child.
adjective
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receiving no thanks or appreciation
a thankless job
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ungrateful
a thankless pupil
Other Word Forms
- thanklessly adverb
- thanklessness noun
Etymology
Origin of thankless
Example Sentences
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How sharper than a serpent’s tooth it is to have a thankless audience.
From Los Angeles Times
The only question is: Who in the world would want the thankless job?
From Salon
Being an executor is often a lonely, time-consuming and thankless task.
From MarketWatch
Neither of ABT’s two hardworking casts, with leading couples framed by male and female ensembles, made their dramatically opaque and intermittently acrobatic work look more than thankless.
She reckons it was a thankless task - important, but frankly, a bit dull.
From BBC
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