unrewarding

adjective
UK: /ˌʌnrɪˈwɔːdɪŋ/
US: /ˌʌnrɪˈwɔːrdɪŋ/

  1. Not giving you a good feeling or any advantages.

    1. Cleaning all day can be very unrewarding.
    2. Despite hard work, the job proved unrewarding due to a lack of appreciation and growth opportunities.

Synonyms

unproductive thankless unsatisfying vain fruitless

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The phonetic transcription of "unrewarding" is /ˌʌnrɪˈwɔːdɪŋ/ in British English and /ˌʌnrɪˈwɔːrdɪŋ/ in American English. Click the 🔊 button to hear both pronunciations.

Synonyms for "unrewarding": unproductive, thankless, unsatisfying, vain, fruitless.

Example usage of "unrewarding": "Cleaning all day can be very unrewarding.". More examples on the page.