unsolicited
adjective
un·so·lic·it·ed
ˌən-sə-ˈli-sə-təd 
: not asked for or requested : not solicited
unsolicited advice
unsolicited email
Examples of unsolicited in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Naming your child can be agonizingly difficult, made even more challenging by the unsolicited opinions and suggestions of others.
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Kristina Behr, Parents, 10 Apr. 2024
For several days, mystery surrounded the unsolicited WhatsApp messages that gripped British politics.
—Stephen Castle, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2024
She’s noticed she’s become less of a target for unsolicited parenting advice since keeping her daughter offline.
—Fortesa Latifi, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2024
After that call, the Federal Communications Commission voted unanimously to ban unsolicited AI robocalls.
—David Ingram, NBC News, 29 Mar. 2024
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Someone may give you unsolicited financial advice.
—USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2024
Its program control system simply blocks unsolicited incoming connections by default.
—PCMAG, 26 Mar. 2024
Hawkes borrowed his father’s phone under false pretenses to send the photos, the AP reported, and the 15-year-old girl began crying upon receiving the unsolicited images.
—Maham Javaid, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2024
Offer a sympathetic ear, not unsolicited advice: Being a listener is more important than being a counselor or half-baked therapist.
—Stephen C. George, Discover Magazine, 13 Mar. 2024
Kristina Behr, Parents, 10 Apr. 2024
For several days, mystery surrounded the unsolicited WhatsApp messages that gripped British politics.
—Stephen Castle, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2024
She’s noticed she’s become less of a target for unsolicited parenting advice since keeping her daughter offline.
—Fortesa Latifi, Washington Post, 5 Apr. 2024
After that call, the Federal Communications Commission voted unanimously to ban unsolicited AI robocalls.
—David Ingram, NBC News, 29 Mar. 2024
Read the full Aquarius Daily Horoscope Pisces (February 19 - March 20)
Someone may give you unsolicited financial advice.
—USA TODAY, 26 Mar. 2024
Its program control system simply blocks unsolicited incoming connections by default.
—PCMAG, 26 Mar. 2024
Hawkes borrowed his father’s phone under false pretenses to send the photos, the AP reported, and the 15-year-old girl began crying upon receiving the unsolicited images.
—Maham Javaid, Washington Post, 20 Mar. 2024
Offer a sympathetic ear, not unsolicited advice: Being a listener is more important than being a counselor or half-baked therapist.
—Stephen C. George, Discover Magazine, 13 Mar. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1594, in the meaning defined above
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