UNGRATEFUL - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Simple definitions and word synonyms for kids.

Meaning 1

Part of speech: Adjective

not feeling or showing gratitude

Example: ungrateful heirs; How sharper than a serpent's tooth it is / To have a thankless child!"- Shakespeare

Meaning 2

Part of speech: Adjective

disagreeable

Example: I will not perform the ungrateful task of comparing cases of failure"- Abraham Lincoln

Synonyms

Unthankful, Thankless, Ungrateful

Antonyms

Grateful

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