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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Check these tasks off your fall to-do list to prevent unwanted critters from sneaking inside.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
4 Sep. 2025
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And, perhaps most dangerous still, these dreams of modernity shine an unwanted light on the futile hardship of the family’s status quo.—
Adam Solomons,
IndieWire,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Council members were not told about the unsolicited proposal before the July 29 meeting, or even that the mayor wanted a new hotel at Marina Village.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
31 Aug. 2025
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Don't click on links in unsolicited messages, and verify any claims through official channels before responding.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
30 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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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
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To be clear, expecting a union to fairly represent even nonmembers isn’t a burden imposed unbidden on an unwilling victim.—
Jeff Rhodes,
Oc Register,
30 July 2025
Adjective
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Brown dropped an easy pass, then also failed to get upfield on a different third-down throw that put the offense in an unnecessary fourth-down situation.—
Jesse Newell,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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If only the series had more faith in its viewers to appreciate that vision without the unnecessary noise of a biker gang spinning its wheels.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Fringe dates back to 1947, when eight theater groups turned up at the Edinburgh International Festival uninvited.—
Lauren Frayer,
NPR,
25 Aug. 2025
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According to Costello, Johnson was a frequent uninvited guest in offensive backfields during practice.—
Hunter Mulholland,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Unasked.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unasked. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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