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unsolicited

adjective
un·​so·​lic·​it·​ed | \ ˌən-sÉ™-ˈli-sÉ™-tÉ™d How to pronounce unsolicited (audio) \

Definition of unsolicited

: not asked for or requested : not solicited unsolicited advice unsolicited e-mail

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Synonyms & Antonyms for unsolicited

Synonyms

unasked, unbidden (also unbid), uninvited, unsought

Antonyms

requested, solicited

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Examples of unsolicited in a Sentence

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Some unsolicited ideas for those campaigning up north: ■ Learn the difference between New Hampshire and Vermont. Felice Belman, BostonGlobe.com, "How to make friends in New Hampshire: A guide for would-be presidents," 29 Aug. 2019 How to stop unsolicited calendar events Thankfully, getting rid of the spammy calendar events isn’t too difficult. Mike Murphy, Quartz, "If your Google Calendar seems like it’s been hacked, here’s what to do," 28 Aug. 2019 Many [straight] men would be happy to receive such an image [from a woman], even unsolicited. Emma Grey Ellis, WIRED, "WIRED Takes a Good Hard Look at Dick Pics," 14 Aug. 2019 Braun took the opportunity to get an unsolicited high-five from West. Ben Steele, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Ryan Braun saw chance to get a high-five from umpire Joe West and took it," 7 Aug. 2019 This is notable, in the sense that unsolicited denials often sound like direct admissions. Jelani Cobb, The New Yorker, "How the Trail of American White Supremacy Led to El Paso," 6 Aug. 2019 Unspam also helps monitor websites that send unsolicited and fraudulent email messages. Robert Channick, chicagotribune.com, "Cloudflare founder, who took down 8chan message board used by accused El Paso massacre suspect, has Chicago tech and law roots," 5 Aug. 2019 Thursday was the last practice before Zac Taylor's maiden voyage as an NFL head coach and the 10th coach in Bengals history opened his press conference Thursday by presenting an unsolicited list of who will not be on the field Saturday night. Adam Baum, Cincinnati.com, "Cincinnati Bengals notes: Who's not playing Saturday against the Kansas City Chiefs?," 3 Aug. 2019 Details about the death and turmoil This week, The Enquirer received an unsolicited package of documents that provides voluminous detail about Armstrong’s death and the turmoil that followed. Anne Saker, Cincinnati.com, "Neil Armstrong: Mercy Health paid his family $6 million settlement after his death," 23 July 2019

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First Known Use of unsolicited

1594, in the meaning defined above

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unsolicited

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English Language Learners Definition of unsolicited

: not asked for : given or received without being requested

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