unwelcome
adjective
un·wel·come
ˌən-ˈwel-kəm 
: not wanted or welcome
unwelcome news
an unwelcome guest
Examples of unwelcome in a Sentence
the unwelcome news ruined what had been a fine day
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While Musk’s opposition to the bill was already clear, his public trashing has been an unwelcome surprise at the White House, an official there told CNBC on condition of anonymity later Wednesday.
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Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 4 June 2025
Another unwelcome surprise for the foreign estate lies in the limited scope of estate tax treaties.
—Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
Even as economic globalization enhances the productivity of the world economy, these changes may be unwelcome for many individuals and families.
—Robert O. Keohane, Foreign Affairs, 2 June 2025
Over the past six months, faculty athletics representatives have repeatedly encountered signs that their voices will be increasingly marginalized—if not, perhaps, entirely unwelcome—in the evolving college sports bureaucracy.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 29 May 2025
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Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 4 June 2025
Another unwelcome surprise for the foreign estate lies in the limited scope of estate tax treaties.
—Virginia La Torre Jeker, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
Even as economic globalization enhances the productivity of the world economy, these changes may be unwelcome for many individuals and families.
—Robert O. Keohane, Foreign Affairs, 2 June 2025
Over the past six months, faculty athletics representatives have repeatedly encountered signs that their voices will be increasingly marginalized—if not, perhaps, entirely unwelcome—in the evolving college sports bureaucracy.
—Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 29 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for unwelcome
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“Unwelcome.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unwelcome. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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