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ungrateful Antonyms

Opposite of ungrateful

Because the opposite of ungrateful shifts with each meaning, the 10 antonyms and opposite words below are separated across 2 exact definitions and ranked by contrast strength.
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• adjective (Context 1)

Not feeling or showing gratitude; lacking appreciation for kindness, help, or gifts received.

Usage Example

"She felt hurt by his grateful response after she spent the entire weekend helping him move."

Strongest
grateful
thankful
appreciative
Strong
obliged
indebted

• adjective (Context 2)

Not yielding an adequate return or reward for effort expended; unpleasant or disagreeable.

Usage Example

"Auditing decades of disorganized financial records proved to be an rewarding task."

Strongest
rewarding
gratifying
Strong
satisfying
worthwhile
pleasant

Similar words to ungrateful

Words similar to ungrateful shift depending on context. Common synonyms include:

unappreciative
thankless
unthankful
unrewarding
inappreciative
fruitless
unpleasant
disagreeable
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• Nearby Words

ungrammatical
ungrammatically
ungraspable
ungrateful
ungratefully
ungratefulness
ungreased

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Wordmom. (2026). Antonyms for Ungrateful. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/antonyms/ungrateful
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