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thankless Definition

thank·less (-lis)

adjective

  1. not feeling or expressing thanks; ungrateful
  2. not producing nor likely to produce thanks; unappreciated

thankless Related Forms
thank·lessly adverb thank·less·ness noun
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.

thankless Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • task: They perform a vital, often thankless, task without which your College couldn't function.
  • job: I am the Mess President of our company, an always thankless job.
  • role: De Niro is fine in what turns out to be a thankless role.
  • work: I know that it often may seem like thankless work -- certainly it is often anonymous work.
  • child: How sharper than a serpent's tooth is a thankless child.
  • life: He speaks to James Mawson Published: 20 March 2005 Campaigners often lead thankless lives.

Modifying Another Word

  • pretty: I understand it's probably a pretty thankless job.
  • often: They perform a vital, often thankless, task without which your College couldn't function.
  • somewhat: Service on the West African Station was a somewhat thankless task and here the navy experienced some of its worst conditions.
  • sometimes: The BMF is a sound organization doing a sound, if sometimes thankless, job.
  • rather: Bellingham's role as the Inquisitor is rather thankless due to the script seemingly forgetting about her during the middle phase of the play.
  • very: And I'm afraid it can also at times seem a very thankless task.

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