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ungrateful
un·grate·ful U0074600 (ŭn-grāt′fəl)adj.1. Not feeling or exhibiting gratitude, thanks, or appreciation.2. Not agreeable or pleasant; repellent: "I will not perform the ungrateful task of comparing cases of failure" (Abraham Lincoln).
un·grate′ful·ly adv.un·grate′ful·ness n.ungrateful (ʌnˈɡreɪtfʊl) adj1. not grateful or thankful2. unrewarding or unpleasant; thankless3. (Agriculture) (of land) failing to increase fertility in response to cultivation unˈgratefully adv unˈgratefulness nun•grate•ful (ʌnˈgreɪt fəl)
adj. 1. unappreciative; not displaying gratitude; not giving due return or acknowledgment. 2. unpleasant or unrewarding; distasteful; thankless: an ungrateful task. [1545–55] un•grate′ful•ly, adv. un•grate′ful•ness, n. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. |  ungrateful - not feeling or showing gratitude; "ungrateful heirs"; "How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is / To have a thankless child!"- Shakespearethankless, unthankfulgrateful, thankful - feeling or showing gratitude; "a grateful heart"; "grateful for the tree's shade"; "a thankful smile" | | 2. |  ungrateful - disagreeable; "I will not perform the ungrateful task of comparing cases of failure"- Abraham Lincolnunpleasant - disagreeable to the senses, to the mind, or feelings ; "an unpleasant personality"; "unpleasant repercussions"; "unpleasant odors" |
ungratefuladjective unappreciative, thankless, unthankful, heedless, unmindful, ingrate (archaic) I don't mean to sound ungrateful in any way.
grateful, thankful, appreciative, aware, mindfulungratefuladjective1. Not showing or feeling gratitude:thankless, unappreciative, unthankful, unthanking.2. Not apt to be appreciated:thankless, unappreciated, unthankful.Translationsungrateful (anˈgreitful) adjective not showing thanks for kindness. It will look very ungrateful if you don't write and thank him. 忘恩負義的, 不領情的 忘恩负义的，不领情的 ungrateful
How (something) can you be?A rhetorical question used to indicate that someone or something shows an extraordinary amount of some negative characteristic or trait. Now the banks are talking about selling off people's mortgages to vulture funds to make a quick buck. How greedy can you be? My roommate turned off the house's hot water heater over the winter break because he thought it would save energy, but all the pipes burst and the entire house flooded. Man, how dumb can you be?See also: can, howHow (something) can you get?A rhetorical question used to indicate that someone or something shows an extraordinary amount of some negative characteristic or trait. Now the banks are talking about selling off people's mortgages to vulture funds to make a quick buck. How greedy can you get? My roommate turned off the house's hot water heater over the winter break because he thought it would save energy, but all the pipes burst and the entire house flooded. Man, how dumb can you get?See also: can, howhow selfish, stupid, ungrateful, etc. can you ˈget? (spoken) used to express surprise or disapproval that somebody has been so selfish, stupid, etc: I can’t believe he didn’t even say thank you. How ungrateful can you get?See also: can, howungrateful
Synonyms for ungratefuladj unappreciativeSynonyms- unappreciative
- thankless
- unthankful
- heedless
- unmindful
- ingrate
Antonyms- grateful
- thankful
- appreciative
- aware
- mindful
Synonyms for ungratefuladj not showing or feeling gratitudeSynonyms- thankless
- unappreciative
- unthankful
- unthanking
adj not apt to be appreciatedSynonyms- thankless
- unappreciated
- unthankful
Synonyms for ungratefuladj not feeling or showing gratitudeSynonymsAntonymsadj disagreeableRelated Words |