ingrates
Never say thanks
Ingrates is the plural of ingrate, a person who shows no gratitude—someone ungrateful for kindness or favors received.
The word carries a tone of moral judgment, implying the person should know better: After everything I did for them, the ingrates didn't even say thank you.
The noun is somewhat literary; the adjective ungrateful is more common in everyday speech.
Not expressing gratitude
- unappreciativeNot showing gratitude
- thanklessNot rewarded with appreciation
- disregardWillful lack of attention
- nonrecognitionRefusal to acknowledge existence
unmindfulness · slight · forgetfulness · overlooking · dismissiveness · neglect · obliviousness · heedlessness
Preoccupied with oneself
- self-servingBenefiting oneself primarily
- selfishConcerned only with oneself
- takersThose who accept offers
- ungraciousImpolite, especially when thanked
me-first · self-absorbed · exploitative · users · grabbing · grasping · inconsiderate · thoughtless
Having rightful claim
- demandingRequiring great effort
- spoiledRuined or overindulged
- presumptuousOverstepping appropriate boundaries
- expectantAwaiting something foreseen
owed · deserving · taking · assuming · privileged · audacious · impertinent · high-handed
Untrue to commitments
- treacherousDisloyal and dangerous
- backstabbingCovert betrayal of trust
- faithlessUntrustworthy, lacking loyalty
- turncoatOne who betrays allegiance
traitorous · two-faced · unfaithful · abandoning · forsaking · spurning · rejecting · betrayers
unthankful
Not expressing gratitude
- unappreciativeNot showing gratitude
- thanklessNot rewarded with appreciation
- disregardWillful lack of attention
nonrecognition · unmindfulness · slight · forgetfulness · overlooking · dismissiveness · neglect · obliviousness · heedlessness · insensibility
self-centered
Preoccupied with oneself
- self-servingBenefiting oneself primarily
- selfishConcerned only with oneself
- takersThose who accept offers
ungracious · me-first · self-absorbed · exploitative · users · grabbing · grasping · inconsiderate · thoughtless · ungenerous
entitled
Having rightful claim
- demandingRequiring great effort
- spoiledRuined or overindulged
- presumptuousOverstepping appropriate boundaries
expectant · owed · deserving · taking · assuming · privileged · audacious · impertinent · high-handed · imperious
disloyal
Untrue to commitments
- treacherousDisloyal and dangerous
- backstabbingCovert betrayal of trust
- faithlessUntrustworthy, lacking loyalty
turncoat · traitorous · two-faced · unfaithful · abandoning · forsaking · spurning · rejecting · betrayers