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thankless
[ thangk-lis ]
adjective
- not likely to be appreciated or rewarded; unappreciated:
a thankless job.
Synonyms: profitless, unrewarding, unacknowledged, vain
- not feeling or expressing gratitude or appreciation; ungrateful:
a thankless child.
thankless
/ ˈθæŋklɪs /
adjective
- receiving no thanks or appreciation
a thankless job
- ungrateful
a thankless pupil
Derived Forms
- ˈthanklessness, noun
- ˈthanklessly, adverb
Other Words From
- thankless·ly adverb
- thankless·ness noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of thankless1
Example Sentences
One does not need to be a big fan of war to find it disgusting that Trump calls people "suckers and losers" for the hard, often thankless work of serving in the military.
On January 2, 1958, a minor official at the Rome Opera House bore the thankless task of announcing bad news to the audience: Maria Callas had left the building.
Biden handed her the thankless task of attempting to curb illegal immigration by tackling the “root causes” of the northward exodus from Latin America.
And it’s a thankless deal with some of these injuries.”
I just called my agent and I said, ‘Get me something thankless.’
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