ungratefulness
Absence of thanks
Ungratefulness is the quality of not feeling or showing appreciation for kindness received.
It suggests a failure to acknowledge what others have done: Her ungratefulness after all we sacrificed was hard to stomach.
The word carries moral weight—ungratefulness isn't just forgetting to say thanks but a deeper ingratitude that others find hurtful.
Not rewarded with appreciation
- unappreciativeNot showing gratitude
- unacknowledgedNot formally recognized
- disregardedNot given consideration
- taken for grantedAssumed present, never thanked
unreciprocated · spurned · slighted · overlooked · neglected · unrecognized · unvalued · indifference
Excessive admiration of oneself
- egotismInflated sense of self-importance
- self-centerednessPreoccupation with one's own interests
- self-absorptionPreoccupation with oneself
- self-servingBenefiting oneself primarily
insensitivity · callousness · inconsideration · obliviousness · thoughtlessness · me-first · self-interest · uncaring
Requiring great effort
- spoiledRuined or overindulged
- expectationBelief about future outcomes
- presumptionBelief held without proof
- owedHad a debt
deserving · pampered · self-importance · arrogance · assumption · privilege · taking for granted · imperiousness
thankless
Not rewarded with appreciation
- unappreciativeNot showing gratitude
- unacknowledgedNot formally recognized
- disregardedNot given consideration
taken for granted · unreciprocated · spurned · slighted · overlooked · neglected · unrecognized · unvalued · indifference · dismissiveness
narcissism
Excessive admiration of oneself
- egotismInflated sense of self-importance
- self-centerednessPreoccupation with one's own interests
- self-absorptionPreoccupation with oneself
self-serving · insensitivity · callousness · inconsideration · obliviousness · thoughtlessness · me-first · self-interest · uncaring · cold-heartedness
demanding
Requiring great effort
- spoiledRuined or overindulged
- expectationBelief about future outcomes
- presumptionBelief held without proof
owed · deserving · pampered · self-importance · arrogance · assumption · privilege · taking for granted · imperiousness · audacity
bitterness
Sharp, unpleasant taste or feeling
rancor · hostility · grudge · acrimony · sullenness · sourness · churlishness · petulance · ill will · malcontent
ungratefulnessgratitude
Thankfulness for kindness received
thankfulness · gratefulness · appreciation · appreciativeness · thanks
ungratefulnessgratitude
Thankfulness for kindness received
gratefulness · thankfulness · graciousness · appreciativeness · humility
grace, grateful, gracious, gratitude, congratulate, disgruntled, ungrateful, gratuity, ingrate