uninvited

adjective

un·​in·​vit·​ed ˌən-in-ˈvī-təd How to pronounce uninvited (audio)
: not invited
an uninvited guest
a guest who showed up uninvited

Examples of uninvited in a Sentence

I always ignore uninvited advice
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Her most mild-mannered heroines snoop through curtains and hedges; at their most audacious, her spinsters whip out binoculars and sneak uninvited into other people’s homes. Literary Hub, 17 Nov. 2025 Soon Alvarez began to follow him around, showing up to parties uninvited and banging on the window of his house to be let inside in the middle of the night. E. Alex Jung, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2025 Who showed up to the party uninvited? Jennifer Maas, Variety, 13 Nov. 2025 One or two homes have signs reminding uninvited visitors of Florida’s stand-your-ground gun law. Lindita Cela, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for uninvited

Word History

First Known Use

1632, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of uninvited was in 1632

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“Uninvited.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uninvited. Accessed 24 Nov. 2025.

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