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)
- 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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