thankless synonyms

thankless

modif.

  1. Not returning thanks

    unappreciative, ungrateful, self-centered; see cruel 2, rude 2.

  2. Not eliciting thanks

    poorly paid, unappreciated, unrewarded, profitless, disagreeable, unrecognized, vain, barren, not worth it; see also useless 1.

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