Thankless
['θæŋklɪs] or ['θæŋkləs]
Definition
(adj.) not likely to be rewarded; 'grading papers is a thankless task' .
Edited by Daisy--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Not acknowledging favors; not expressing thankfulness; unthankful; ungrateful.
(a.) Not obtaining or deserving thanks; unacceptable; as, a thankless task.
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Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. Ungrateful, unthankful.[2]. Unpleasant (as a service not likely to be repaid by thanks), disagreeable, undesirable, unacceptable.
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Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Ungracious, unprofitable, unthankful, profitless, unreciprocal
ANT:Profitable, reciprocated
Typist: Rosanna
Examples
- Here there were no white men, no soldiers, nor any rubber or ivory to be gathered for cruel and thankless taskmasters. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- You make Mrs General's a thankless task. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- That night I knew he had a false and thankless heart. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- I am not thankless, I hope, but that dreadful woman seems to throw a shadow on me and on all my hopes. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- Because true pride wouldn't shame, or be shamed by, your thankless brother. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- He is a thankless dog,' said the Jew, angrily. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- I love them dearly; no people could ever be kinder to a thankless creature than they always are to me. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- How can you be so thankless to your best friend, Lizzie? Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Nay, but, said Isaac, insisting, they will deem us more thankless than mere dogs! Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
Typist: Rosanna