INGRATITUDE Synonyms: 10 Similar and Opposite Words

ingratitude

noun

(ˌ)in-ˈgra-tə-ˌtüd

Definition of ingratitude

as in ungratefulness

failure or refusal to acknowledge receipt of something good from another their daughter's ingratitude for all that they have done for her is truly appalling

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Recent Examples of ingratitude But if Salieri can only see Mozart’s ingratitude and arrogance, Amadeus strays just far enough from his perspective to paint a fuller portrait. — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019 But even to seem to scorn a day in the 80s in July in the nation’s would appear to show meteorological ingratitude. — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 19 July 2024 The Qur’an explicitly condemns wastefulness, linking it to ingratitude. — Mehrunnisa Wani, Forbes.com, 27 Feb. 2026 Dissatisfaction isn’t rudeness or ingratitude. — David Williamson, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for ingratitude

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