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fruitless(adjective, flat, unpleasant, useless)
8
thankless(adjective, unsatisfactory, trying, fruitless)
8
unprofitable(adjective, flat, unpleasant, dry)
8
useless(adjective, flat, unpleasant, idle)
6
futile(adjective, flat, unpleasant, useless)
5
unrequited(adjective, unpleasant, trying, unappreciated)
5
vain(adjective, flat, unpleasant, idle)
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unappreciated(adjective, unpleasant, trying)
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ungrateful(adjective, unpleasant, trying, unappreciated)
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unpleasant(adjective, unsatisfactory, trying, fruitless)
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disagreeable(adjective, unpleasant, unsatisfactory, trying)
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distasteful(adjective, unpleasant, unsatisfactory, trying)
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miserable(adjective, unpleasant, trying, unappreciated)
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not worth it(expression, adjective, idiom, unpleasant)
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unrecognized(adjective, unpleasant, trying, unappreciated)
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unreturned(adjective, unpleasant, trying, unappreciated)
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wretched(adjective, unpleasant, trying, unappreciated)
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