Antonyms for thankless


Grammar : Adj
Spell : thangk-lis
Phonetic Transcription : ˈθæŋk lɪs


Definition of thankless

Origin :
  • "likely to not be rewarded with thanks," 1540s, from thank + -less. Related: Thanklessly.
  • adj unappreciated
  • adj unappreciative, inconsiderate (in behavior)
Example sentences :
  • I love them dearly; no people could ever be kinder to a thankless creature than they always are to me.
  • Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
  • Benson undertook the thankless task of undeceiving the public.
  • Extract from : « The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 2, May, 1851 » by Various
  • The trade of a basket-maker, when followed in such a manner, is a thankless one.
  • Extract from : « The Fortune of the Rougons » by Emile Zola
  • Law-enforcement is a thankless job whether on Earth or on Mars.
  • Extract from : « The Man the Martians Made » by Frank Belknap Long
  • Art, then, so thankless as to deny me the first thing I ask of thee?
  • Extract from : « The Sea-Hawk » by Raphael Sabatini
  • The middle course is the most difficult one to take and the most thankless.
  • Extract from : « The Dominant Strain » by Anna Chapin Ray
  • It may be a thankless task, but it is one that some of us are standing by.
  • Extract from : « Tales of Fishes » by Zane Grey
  • I love you, and you would be thankless indeed if you ceased to love me.
  • Extract from : « The Memoires of Casanova, Complete » by Jacques Casanova de Seingalt
  • Such a thankless, heartless departure was enough to put any man out.
  • Extract from : « The Doctor's Family » by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
  • What could she be about when, with London a thankless void, she was of course not paying visits?
  • Extract from : « The Tragic Muse » by Henry James

Synonyms for thankless

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