as in unwanted
not searched or asked for
received a lot of unasked advice on the project
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Recent Examples of unasked
These questions are left unasked in favor of broad, ponderous statements about good versus evil.
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Marya E. Gates, IndieWire, 21 Nov. 2024
Keeping your baby's name a secret will prevent those awkward conversations about the name’s meaning and cut down on opportunities for friends and family members to butt in with their own—unasked for—name suggestions.
—Casey Clark, Parents, 23 July 2024
All the donor questions were left unasked and unanswered.
—Yasmeen Abutaleb, Washington Post, 21 July 2024
Unfortunately, these questions have been left largely unasked.
—Takashi Yokota, Foreign Affairs, 17 Oct. 2012
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Marya E. Gates, IndieWire, 21 Nov. 2024
Keeping your baby's name a secret will prevent those awkward conversations about the name’s meaning and cut down on opportunities for friends and family members to butt in with their own—unasked for—name suggestions.
—Casey Clark, Parents, 23 July 2024
All the donor questions were left unasked and unanswered.
—Yasmeen Abutaleb, Washington Post, 21 July 2024
Unfortunately, these questions have been left largely unasked.
—Takashi Yokota, Foreign Affairs, 17 Oct. 2012
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unasked
Adjective
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Also this week, your smart refrigerator may come with a new unwanted feature—advertisements.—
Li Goldstein,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
26 Sep. 2025
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As a result, valuable lithium-bearing minerals are carried to the surface by air bubbles, while unwanted materials remain behind.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Others praised Zee for keeping a cool head about unsolicited critiques.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
24 Sep. 2025
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Irv Gotti called me unsolicited on my personal cell.—
Chris Cardillo,
Rolling Stone,
23 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Sometimes violets come up, unbidden.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Sep. 2025
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In fact, Ruth learns of their engagement only when Alan approaches her and speaks to her unbidden, something that does not happen between unmarried men and women on the Dorf.—
Hillary Kelly,
The Atlantic,
20 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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But while cookware was included in the original draft, it was exempted from the final text after protests from cookware companies and their employees, who argued the ban would jeopardize jobs and was unnecessary on health grounds.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
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For families, the villas are also pre-stocked with bulky-but-essential items like a highchair and Pack-n-Play, so there’s no need to overpack or deal with the unnecessary hassle of hauling these supplies with you.—
Skye Sherman,
Southern Living,
26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Born with eczema that covered my arms and legs in red, rashy welts, peaking as a teenager and returning, uninvited, throughout my adulthood.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Sep. 2025
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Undeterred, on March 3, 2023, Sanders went to Kruitbosch’s home uninvited.—
Dan Eaton,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Unasked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unasked. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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