ungrateful C2 Topic:Animals US /ʌnˈɡɹeɪtfəl/ See IPA manual Freq #7994 Meanings 1 adj not feeling or showing gratitude Ungrateful heirs. 2 adj disagreeable I will not perform the ungrateful task of comparing cases of failure- Abraham Lincoln. 3 adj Not grateful; not expressing gratitude. Near-synonyms: unappreciative, unthankful. 4 adj 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. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · not feeling or showing... thanklessunthankful 3 adj · not grateful; not... unappreciativeunthankful More ingrate Word family Forms ungratefulness Related forms ingrateful Etymology From un- + grateful. Topics Animals External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # ungrateful **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ʌnˈɡɹeɪtfəl/ **Frequency rank:** 7994 ## Meanings 1. not feeling or showing gratitude 2. disagreeable 3. Not grateful; not expressing gratitude. 4. Disagreeable, repellent, unpleasant. ## Examples - Ungrateful heirs. - I will not perform the ungrateful task of comparing cases of failure- Abraham Lincoln. - Near-synonyms: unappreciative, unthankful. - 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. ## Synonyms - ingrate ## Related Forms - ingrateful ## Etymology From un- + grateful. ## Topics - Animals markdown