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as in ungrateful
not showing gratitude
a thankless boss who seems oblivious to the extra effort his subordinates have made
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as in unnoticed
not likely to be appreciated by those who benefit
the thankless job of cleaning up after a party
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Recent Examples of thankless
This kind of audit is slow and thankless.
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Omer Qureshi,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
Young men who served in Vietnam, whether voluntarily or through the draft, were in a thankless spot.
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Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
24 May 2026
Another thankless gig leads Ben to Cat Hardy (Li Jun Li), a nightclub singer with ties to Brendan Gleeson‘s Silvermane, a vicious mobster engaged in an increasingly heated conflict with the city’s mayor (Michael Kostroff).
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Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
22 May 2026
Her performance is uncanny, though the conception and function of the character — a mentally ill innocent who mostly sets other performers and society into relief — is thankless and the film’s weakest link.
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Vadim Rizov,
IndieWire,
16 May 2026
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Omer Qureshi,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
Young men who served in Vietnam, whether voluntarily or through the draft, were in a thankless spot.
—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
24 May 2026
Another thankless gig leads Ben to Cat Hardy (Li Jun Li), a nightclub singer with ties to Brendan Gleeson‘s Silvermane, a vicious mobster engaged in an increasingly heated conflict with the city’s mayor (Michael Kostroff).
—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
22 May 2026
Her performance is uncanny, though the conception and function of the character — a mentally ill innocent who mostly sets other performers and society into relief — is thankless and the film’s weakest link.
—
Vadim Rizov,
IndieWire,
16 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for thankless
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In Seasons 1-4, that vicar is Sidney Chambers (James Norton), a jazz enthusiast plagued by memories of WWII who offers unsolicited insights to gruff and initially ungrateful Det.
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That suggests that my miss tends to be ungrateful.
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Everyday an employee makes a choice to continue working for a company, and that should not go unnoticed.
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The weight of the titular role has not gone unnoticed to Minetree either.
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Due Amici brings Brooklyn roots and authenticity, right down to the counter service that’s not rude but not exactly warm.
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It’s widely considered rude and annoying when people cluster by the train doors if there are more people on the platform attempting to get on.
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Why do the courts care about our underowned and unappreciated funds?
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Rogie Vachon—Perhaps the most unappreciated goalie in NHL history and the first great player in Kings history.
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Campbell can actually be spotted in a photo at the beginning of the teaser trailer for Send Help (embedded below), as an unappreciative Bradley throws the picture of his parents (the father is Campbell) in a trash can.
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Apparently, the jabs and insults from his unappreciative guest kept coming.
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“Thankless.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/thankless. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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