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unrewarded

ADJECTIVE
uncompensated
Synonyms
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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
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paid settled
ADJECTIVE
unrecompensed
Synonyms
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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
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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 current NHS contract in England and Wales, which dates back to 2006, is unpopular with dentists, who feel unrewarded for the work they do.

From BBC • Aug. 7, 2022

I took care she should not go unrewarded for her kindness, and received at the expected time my instructions for our removal.

From Bungay Castle: A Novel. v. 1/2 by Bonhote, Elizabeth