ingratitude
Forgetting to thank
Ingratitude is failure to acknowledge or appreciate kindness received.
Where gratitude recognizes a benefit and feels thankful, ingratitude dismisses or ignores it: After everything I did for him, his ingratitude stung.
The word often carries moral weight—ingratitude suggests a character flaw, not just forgetfulness.
Not showing gratitude
- thanklessNot rewarded with appreciation
- unacknowledgedNot formally recognized
- unthankedNot shown gratitude
- disregardedNot given consideration
overlooked · neglected · unrecognized · unvalued · unrewarded · undervalued · taken for granted · forgotten
Disdainful disregard
- disdainScornful disregard
- scornHostile dismissive feeling
- snubbingPointedly ignoring someone
- dismissivenessAttitude of casual disregard
rudeness · discourtesy · affront · slight · rebuff · insult · belittlement · derision
Lack of interest
- callousnessCruel emotional indifference
- heartlessnessLack of compassion
- insensitivityLack of emotional awareness
- unfeelingWithout compassion or emotion
apathy · detachment · aloofness · emotionlessness · impassivity · unresponsiveness · coldheartedness · hard-heartedness
Breach of allegiance
- treacheryDeliberate violation of trust
- backstabbingCovert betrayal of trust
- breach of trustViolation of confidence
- faithlessnessDisloyalty or treachery
perfidy · double-cross · falseness · duplicity · unfaithfulness · bad faith · broken promises
unappreciative
Not showing gratitude
- thanklessNot rewarded with appreciation
- unacknowledgedNot formally recognized
- unthankedNot shown gratitude
disregarded · overlooked · neglected · unrecognized · unvalued · unrewarded · undervalued · taken for granted · forgotten · dismissed
contempt
Disdainful disregard
dismissiveness · rudeness · discourtesy · affront · slight · rebuff · insult · belittlement · derision · disparagement
indifference
Lack of interest
- callousnessCruel emotional indifference
- heartlessnessLack of compassion
- insensitivityLack of emotional awareness
unfeeling · apathy · detachment · aloofness · emotionlessness · impassivity · unresponsiveness · coldheartedness · hard-heartedness · stoniness
disloyalty
Breach of allegiance
- treacheryDeliberate violation of trust
- backstabbingCovert betrayal of trust
- breach of trustViolation of confidence
faithlessness · perfidy · double-cross · falseness · duplicity · unfaithfulness · bad faith · broken promises
- bad behaviorslying, cheating, stealing, rudeness, gossiping
- traitshonesty, ambitious, brave, calm, kindness
- treatmentaddiction treatment, drug rehab, inpatient treatment, outpatient treatment, rehab
- Buddhist Defilementsdosa, greed, hatred, delusion, ignorance
- moralitymoral, moral values, immoral, moral principles, moral code
- wrongdoingmisconduct, crime, sabotage, crimes, misbehavior
ingratitudegratitude
Thankfulness for kindness received
thankfulness · gratefulness · appreciation · thanks · appreciativeness
ingratitudegratitude
Thankfulness for kindness received
graciousness · consideration · courtesy · respectfulness · reciprocity
grace, grateful, gracious, disgrace, gratitude, congratulate, ungrateful, gratuity, ingrate