thankless

thankless is a 9-letter English word with 4 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Not acknowledging favors; not expressing thankfulness; unthankful; ungrateful. Face value is 16 in Scrabble and 17 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

9 letters · Scrabble 16 · Words With Friends 17 · 4 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Not acknowledging favors; not expressing thankfulness; unthankful; ungrateful.
2. adjective. Not obtaining or deserving thanks; unacceptable; as, a thankless task.
3. adjective. not feeling or showing gratitude- Shakespeare

   "ungrateful heirs"

   "How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is / To have a thankless child!"

   Synonyms: ungrateful, unthankful

4. adjective. not likely to be rewarded

   "grading papers is a thankless task"

   Synonyms: unappreciated, ungratifying

Synonyms

ungrateful, unthankful, unappreciated, ungratifying

Common word forms

thanklessly, thanklessness

Words from these letters

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