10
thankless(adjective, grateful)
7
unsung
6
unvalued
6
ungrateful(adjective, difficult, rude, unpleasant, trying)
6
ungratifying
6
unrequited(adjective, difficult, unpleasant, trying, unrewarding)
3
unrewarding(adjective, difficult, unpleasant, trying)
3
unacknowledged
3
misunderstood(adjective, unacknowledged, unrecognized, underrated, undervalued)
2
unthankful(adjective, grateful, thankless)
2
futile(adjective, difficult, unpleasant, trying, unrewarding)
1
careless(adjective, thankless)
1
ambiguous
1
despised
1
fruitless(adjective, difficult, unpleasant, trying, unrewarding)
1
lowly
1
obscure
1
out of favor(expression, idiom)
1
out of favour(expression, idiom)
1
profitless
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