ungrateful

/ʌnˈɡɹeɪtfəl/

adj 2noun 1

Collocations

ADJ.

all, mischievous, most, still, treasonous, wicked

VERB + UNGRATEFUL

appear, don't, give, want

UNGRATEFUL + NOUN

bastards, beast, brat, child, d, ear, girl, layla

PREP.

ADV.

dreadfully

Definitions

adj

Not grateful; not expressing gratitude.

Near-synonyms: unappreciative, unthankful

“It seems to delight you to think that you are to leave Paris, and that we shall not see each other for months, perhaps. Tarzan, you are a most ungrateful beast!” and D’Arnot laughed.

Disagreeable, repellent, unpleasant.

If any care for what is here ⁠Survive in spirits render’d free, ⁠Then are these songs I sing of thee Not all ungrateful to thine ear.

noun

A person who fails to show gratitude; an ingrate.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — not feeling or showing gratitude

thankless
unthankful

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Near-synonyms: unappreciative, unthankful

Wiktionary

“It seems to delight you to think that you are to leave Paris, and that we shall not see each other for months, perhaps. Tarzan, you are a most ungrateful beast!” and D’Arnot laughed.

Wiktionary

If any care for what is here ⁠Survive in spirits render’d free, ⁠Then are these songs I sing of thee Not all ungrateful to thine ear.

Wiktionary

After all we had done, he was still ungrateful.

Tatoeba · #270980

She's an ungrateful child.

Tatoeba · #3059367

They were ungrateful.

Tatoeba · #3724727

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