UNAPPRECIATIVE: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for UNAPPRECIATIVE?

Need another word that means the same as “unappreciative”? Find 3 synonyms and 30 related words for “unappreciative” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Unappreciative” are: unthankful, thankless, ungracious

Unappreciative as an Adjective

Definitions of "Unappreciative" as an adjective

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “unappreciative” as an adjective can have the following definitions:

• Not feeling or expressing gratitude.
• Not fully understanding, recognizing, or valuing something.
• Having value that is not acknowledged.
• Not likely to be rewarded.

Synonyms of "Unappreciative" as an adjective (3 Words)

thankless	Not likely to be rewarded. How sharper than a serpent s tooth it is To have a thankless child.
ungracious	Not graceful or elegant. After Anna s kindness I wouldn t want to seem ungracious.
unthankful	Not feeling or showing gratitude- Shakespeare. No company ever went from them unthankful.

Usage Examples of "Unappreciative" as an adjective

• They were unappreciative of country problems.
• Unappreciative of nature's bounty.

Associations of "Unappreciative" (30 Words)

abstruse	Difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge. An abstruse philosophical inquiry.
blur	Make unclear indistinct or blurred. His novels blur the boundaries between criticism and fiction.
classified	(of newspaper or magazine advertisements) organized in categories according to what is being advertised. Thousands of classified documents have now been declassified.
concealed	Not accessible to view. Concealed or hidden damage.
elusive	Difficult to describe. A cabal of conspirators each more elusive than the archterrorist.
esoteric	Confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle. A compilation of esoteric philosophical theories.
hidden	Difficult to find. A hidden room or place of concealment such as a priest hole.
inconspicuous	Not prominent or readily noticeable. He pushed the string through an inconspicuous hole.
indefinite	Lasting for an unknown or unstated length of time. Plans are indefinite.
indistinct	Not clearly defined or easy to perceive or understand. His speech was slurred and indistinct.
inglorious	(of an action or situation) causing shame or a loss of honour. Inglorious defeat.
invisible	Invisible exports and imports. Before 1971 women artists were pretty well invisible.
lonely	Marked by dejection from being alone. Lonely old people whose families do not care for them.
lonesome	Being the only one; single and isolated from others. A lonesome unfriendly place.
nameless	Deliberately not identified; anonymous. The myths talk about nameless horrors infesting our universe.
obscure	Make obscure or unclear. None of this should obscure the skill and perseverance of the workers.
privacy	The quality of being secluded from the presence or view of others. She returned to the privacy of her own home.
recondite	Difficult to penetrate; incomprehensible to one of ordinary understanding or knowledge. Some recondite problem in historiography.
secret	Of information given in confidence or in secret. Secret messages.
shameful	Deserving or bringing disgrace or shame- Rachel Carson. A shameful display of cowardice.
stealthy	Marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed. Stealthy footsteps.
subtlety	A subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude. The textural subtlety of Degas.
trivia	Something of small importance. We fill our days with meaningless trivia.
undiscovered	Not yet discovered. The novel had lain undiscovered for years among his papers.
unidentified	Not recognized or identified. An unidentified witness.
unknown	An unknown and unexplored region. Exploration into unknown territory.
unnamed	Being or having an unknown or unnamed source. An unnamed donor.
unnoticeable	Not noticeable; not drawing attention- J.G.Cozzens. An unnoticeable cigarette burn on the carpet.
unrewarding	Not rewarding or satisfying. It was dull unrewarding work.
unsung	Not famous or acclaimed. Harvey is one of the unsung heroes of the industrial revolution.