unrewarded

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adjective

Not rewarded

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Meanings

adjectiveunrewarded (comparative more unrewarded, superlative most unrewarded)

comparative more unrewarded · superlative most unrewarded

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivehaving acquired or gained nothing

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Englishrewarded
  9. Englishunrewarded

From un- + rewarded.

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Cite this entry
APA

unrewarded. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unrewarded

MLA

“unrewarded.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unrewarded. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unrewarded,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unrewarded.

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