unrewarded

adjective
un·​re·​ward·​ed | \ ˌən-ri-ˈwȯr-dəd How to pronounce unrewarded (audio) \

Definition of unrewarded

: not having been given a reward : not rewarded unrewarded efforts unrewarded hospitality unrewarded employees

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Kempf’s good deed did not go unrewarded; as a token of gratitude, the man who lost his phone bought him the video of the memorable roller coaster ride. Cady Lang, Time, "Hero Catches a Stranger's Phone Mid-Air While Riding a Roller Coaster," 5 Sep. 2019 The work of the lucky few chosen to participate won’t go unrewarded. They’ll be given a free trip to a Disney destination for themselves and up to three family members and/or park tickets, according to the Disney Parks Moms website. Laura Hanrahan, Woman's Day, "Disney Is Looking For Park Experts to Participate in the 2020 Disney Parks Moms Panel," 20 Aug. 2019 His moment was by now virtually forgotten—and unlike Ms. Harris’s, fated to go unrewarded. Dorothy Rabinowitz, WSJ, "Kamala Harris’s Debate Victory Proves Pyrrhic," 10 July 2019 McNally respected Hernandez’s modesty, but felt his heroism shouldn’t go unrewarded and thus submitted his name for the distinguished service award, Fitzgerald said. Joe Mario Pedersen, orlandosentinel.com, "Corrections officer’s heroism during fire lands surprise award from Orange County Fire Rescue," 8 July 2019 But the Frenchman’s efforts on open stretches of road exposed to wind were left unrewarded and he was ultimately swallowed up as the final sprint took shape. John Leicester, BostonGlobe.com, "Mike Teunissen wins Tour opening stage," 6 July 2019 His boundless energy and industrious playing style went largely unrewarded on the international stage, however, with competition for places in Italy's midfield during the mid to late 1990s. SI.com, "Antonio Conte: An Astute Tactician Whose Perfectionist Philosophy Reinvented the 3-5-2 Wheel," 18 June 2019 In the long years of Nazi assault and occupation, resistance was often a lonely and certainly unrewarded vocation. Sonia Purnell, Twin Cities, "Sonia Purnell: What D-Day teaches us about the difficulty – and importance – of resistance," 6 June 2019 John Legend is definitely a man of many talents, and his skills haven't gone unnoticed—or unrewarded. Jennifer Aldrich, Country Living, "How Did John Legend Win His EGOT?," 18 Mar. 2019

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First Known Use of unrewarded

15th century, in the meaning defined above

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