unrequited

adjective

un·​re·​quit·​ed ˌən-ri-ˈkwī-təd 

: not requited : not reciprocated or returned in kind

unrequited love

Examples of unrequited in a Sentence

a song about unrequited love

Recent Examples on the Web

After all, this show, and Julia May Jonas’s book upon which it is based, is all about dark, unrequited desires and power dynamics as told by an unreliable narrator who largely lives inside her own imaginative head. —Meg Walters, Glamour, 9 Mar. 2026

Yet another film nerd whose unrequited love and penchant for slashers sent him down a homicidal path — sensing a pattern here? —Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2026

But there is fun as well, as the original (and most interesting) manic pixie dream girl talks honestly about everything from her great friend Carol Kane to her unrequited love for costar and friend Jack Nicholson. —Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 26 Dec. 2025

And when Emily begins her personal investigations, Detective Sam Wilner (Mooney), a smart local cop — with a crush on Emily that is not completely unrequited — begins to wonder if there's more to Emily than meets the eye. —Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Dec. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1556, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for unrequited

• copyrighted
• expedited
• extradited
• reunited
• uninvited
• affrighted
• alighted
• benighted
• delighted
• excited
• farsighted
• highlighted