thankless
11thankless — thanklessly, adv. thanklessness, n. /thangk lis/, adj. 1. not likely to be appreciated or rewarded; unappreciated: a thankless job. 2. not feeling or expressing gratitude or appreciation; ungrateful: a thankless child. [1530 40; THANK + LESS] Syn …
12thankless — [[t]θæ̱ŋkləs[/t]] ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n If you describe a job or task as thankless, you mean that it is hard work and brings very few rewards. Soccer referees have a thankless task …
13thankless — adjective 1) a thankless task Syn: unenviable, difficult, unpleasant, unrewarding; unappreciated, unrecognized, unacknowledged Ant: rewarding 2) her thankless children Syn …
14thankless — thank•less [[t]ˈθæŋk lɪs[/t]] adj. 1) not likely to be appreciated or rewarded: a thankless job[/ex] 2) not feeling or expressing gratitude; ungrateful: a thankless child[/ex] • Etymology: 1530–40 thank′less•ly, adv. thank′less•ness, n …
15thankless — adj. Thankless is used with these nouns: ↑job, ↑role, ↑task …
16thankless — UK [ˈθæŋkləs] / US adjective a thankless activity is unpleasant, and other people are not grateful to you for doing it …
17thankless — [ˈθæŋkləs] adj a thankless activity is unpleasant, and other people are not grateful to you for doing it …
18thankless — /ˈθæŋkləs/ (say thangkluhs) adjective 1. not such as to be rewarded with thanks; not appreciated. 2. ungrateful: *And anyhow Purdy had never been famous for delicacy of feeling – a graceless, thankless beggar from the start. –henry handel… …
19thankless — adjective a) not appreciated or rewarded b) ungrateful or unappreciative Ant: thankful …
20thankless — Synonyms and related words: bitter, bootless, careless, despised, disagreeable, dislikable, disliked, displeasing, distasteful, fruitless, futile, heedless, lowly, miserable, misprized, misunderstood, out of favor, profitless, self centered, sour …
