What does ingrateful mean?
Ingrateful means ungrateful; not grateful.
Ingrateful
Pronunciation varies by accent · adjective
Meaning
ungrateful; not grateful.
Definitions by Sense
- ungrateful; not grateful
- unpleasing to the sense; distasteful
Example Sentences
Ingrateful Eve
[…] under change of times, / And condemnation of the ingrateful multitude.
Therefore what he gives / (Whose praise be ever sung) to man in part / Spiritual, may of purest Spirits be found / No ingrateful food
Synonyms for ingrateful
Antonyms for ingrateful
Related Words
Word Forms
- more ingrateful
- most ingrateful
Usage Notes
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Ingrateful Eve
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