SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
ingrate
noun
A person who shows no gratitude.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Ungrateful person
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Usage distinction
Return to topIngrate is a strongly disapproving label for a person, not merely a description of one missed thank-you.
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See ingrate in use
The comic narrator calls himself an ingrate after forgetting to thank his host.
The tenant then behaves like an ingrate, accepting the borrowed screen without thanks and complaining that carrying it upstairs took too long.
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