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[ uhn-askt, -ahskt ] / ʌnˈæskt, -ˈɑskt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR unasked ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivenot asked: an unasked question. not asked for: unasked advice. uninvited. Origin of unaskedMiddle English word dating back to 1225–75; see origin at un-1, ask, -ed2 SYNONYMS FOR unasked2 unsolicited, unsought, unrequested. SEE SYNONYMS FOR unasked ON THESAURUS.COM Words nearby unaskedunarmed, unartistic, unary, unary operation, unashamed, unasked, unassailable, unassisted, unassuming, unattached, unattainable Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for unaskedAs is our tragic pattern, almost all these tough questions are unasked and unhonored. Leslie H. Gelb: Think Before Acting on Iran|Leslie H. Gelb|January 17, 2012|DAILY BEAST Rice also volunteered the answer to the unasked question about whether she was still single because she worked so hard. 28,000 X Chromosomes Strong|Lynn Sherr|October 24, 2008|DAILY BEAST He served up at her table, unasked, the grapes from his garden which he absolutely refused to give to her guests. Mary Wollstonecraft|Elizabeth Robins Pennell That Ollie had come forward to save him–unasked, unexpected–was like the comfort of a cloak against the wintry wind. The Bondboy|George W. (George Washington) Ogden
And upon this he builds all manner of unjust suspicions, and interferes, unasked, in our concerns. Famous Stories Every Child Should Know|Various He knew, I suppose, as I knew, that if the time ever came I would give it unasked. A Transient Guest|Edgar Saltus But first he must impress the editorial mind by giving it, unasked, the very sort of thing it wants. Making Your Camera Pay|Frederick C. Davis
British Dictionary definitions for unasked
adjectivenot requested or demanded not invited Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to unaskedarrogant, gratuitous, impudent, overbearing, presumptuous, spontaneous, supererogatory, uncalled-for, undesired, uninvited, unsought, unwanted, unwelcome, voluntarily, willing, unbidden, undemanded, unprompted, unrequested, of one's own accord |