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Antonyms for ungratified


Grammar : Adj
Spell : grat-uh-fahy
Phonetic Transcription : ˈgræt əˌfaɪ



Definition of ungratified

Origin :
  • c.1400, "to bestow grace upon;" 1530s, "to show gratitude to," from French gratifier (16c.) or directly from Latin gratificari "to do favor to, oblige, gratify," from gratus "pleasing" (see grace) + root of facere "make, do, perform" (see factitious). Meaning "to give pleasure to" is from 1560s. Related: Gratified; gratifying.
  • As in discontented : adj unhappy
  • As in discontented/discontent : adj unhappy, dissatisfied
  • As in disgruntled : adj unhappy; critical
  • As in dissatisfied : adj discontented, unhappy
  • As in frustrated : adj disappointed, thwarted
Example sentences :
  • When Henderson came, Margaret's world was full; no desire was ungratified.
  • Extract from : « A Little Journey in the World » by Charles Dudley Warner
  • My days are full of ungratified longin's, and my nights don't get any better.
  • Extract from : « The Fiend's Delight » by Dod Grile
  • Her natural appetite is ruined; her acquired taste is ungratified.
  • Extract from : « Juggernaut » by George Cary Eggleston
  • The only ungratified wish I had was that I might be appointed to your ship.
  • Extract from : « Brave Old Salt » by Oliver Optic
  • "Well, I might be something worse," remarked Peter, in a not ungratified tone.
  • Extract from : « The Golden Road » by Lucy Maud Montgomery
  • If Desire had any ungratified wishes, I never heard of them.
  • Extract from : « The Preliminaries » by Cornelia A. P. Comer
  • So slight an inclination, ungratified, extended to vast dimensions, and possessed her entire.
  • Extract from : « The Unknown Sea » by Clemence Housman
  • Doubtless the secret fire of a consuming, but as yet ungratified, literary ambition also troubled his repose.
  • Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 8 » by Various
  • Ungratified desire has finally worn itself out and he is free.
  • Extract from : « Elementary Theosophy » by L. W. Rogers
  • Her ungratified imagination brought her early into conflict with the circumstances and surroundings of her life.
  • Extract from : « Home Life of Great Authors » by Hattie Tyng Griswold

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