ungratified
Desire left unfulfilled
Ungratified means not satisfied or fulfilled.
A desire or urge that remains ungratified has not been indulged: His curiosity went ungratified.
The word often appears in psychological or literary contexts describing thwarted needs or unfulfilled longings: ungratified ambition, ungratified appetites.
Prevented from succeeding
- blockedPassage prevented or impeded
- stymiedBlocked from progressing
- impededObstructed or slowed
- hinderedSlowed or obstructed
obstructed · defeated · disappointed · exasperated · irritated · vexed · annoyed · unfulfilled
Intense prolonged craving
- piningAching with prolonged desire
- cravingPowerful urge to have
- achingExperiencing dull pain
- wantingAbsent or insufficient
desiring · hungering · thirsting · wishing · hoping · coveting · wistfulness · nostalgia
Unhappy with results
- discontentedUnhappy with circumstances
- displeasedMildly angry or annoyed
- disenchantedLost one's illusions
- disillusionedFreed from false beliefs
malcontent · disaffection · displeasure · unfulfilled · unsated · unmet · unquenched · unappeased
thwarted
Prevented from succeeding
hindered · obstructed · defeated · disappointed · exasperated · irritated · vexed · annoyed · unfulfilled · unsatisfied
yearning
Intense prolonged craving
wanting · desiring · hungering · thirsting · wishing · hoping · coveting · wistfulness · nostalgia · emptiness
dissatisfied
Unhappy with results
- discontentedUnhappy with circumstances
- displeasedMildly angry or annoyed
- disenchantedLost one's illusions
disillusioned · malcontent · disaffection · displeasure · unfulfilled · unsated · unmet · unquenched · unappeased · dissatisfaction
impatient
Unwilling to wait
- antsyRestlessly eager or nervous
- fidgetyNervously unable to settle
- agitatedEmotionally disturbed, restless
uneasy · edgy · restive · anxious · unsettled · twitchy · jittery · on edge · squirmy · tense
gratify, gratified, gratifying, gratification, ingratiate, ingratiating, gratifies, ingratiation, ingratiated