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unrewarded

ADJECTIVE
uncompensated
Synonyms
WEAK
contributed donated due freewilled gratuitous honorary unindemnified unrecompensed unremunerated unsalaried voluntary volunteer
ADJECTIVE
unpaid
Synonyms
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contributed donated due freewilled gratuitous honorary unindemnified unsalaried volunteer
Antonyms
WEAK
paid settled
ADJECTIVE
unrecompensed
Synonyms
WEAK
contributed donated due freewilled gratuitous honorary uncompensated unindemnified unremunerated unsalaried voluntary volunteer
ADJECTIVE
unremunerated
Synonyms
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contributed donated due freewilled gratuitous honorary uncompensated unindemnified unrecompensed unsalaried voluntary volunteer
ADJECTIVE
unsalaried
Synonyms
WEAK
contributed donated due freewilled gratuitous honorary uncompensated unindemnified unrecompensed unremunerated voluntary volunteer

Example Sentences

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Vying for a seventh World Cup appearance, the Ticos came in needing to gain ground after draws with Nicaragua and Haiti but their aggressive approach went unrewarded.

From Barron's • Oct. 10, 2025

Given the activism on display in the film, what inspires you to stand up and speak out and take risks — even if your efforts might go unrewarded?

From Salon • Mar. 2, 2023

How did “The Tree of Life” go unrewarded???

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2023

The Lakers’ season: A 38-point performance from LeBron James went unrewarded yesterday as Los Angeles dropped its fourth straight game.

From New York Times • Dec. 26, 2022

By far the greater part of such men and women are called to work on, unnoticed and unrewarded, and when their day is over to sink into an undistinguished grave.

From The Expositor's Bible: The First Book of Samuel by Blaikie, William Garden