uninvited

adjective

un·​in·​vit·​ed ˌən-in-ˈvī-təd How to pronounce uninvited (audio)
: not invited
an uninvited guest
a guest who showed up uninvited

Examples of uninvited in a Sentence

I always ignore uninvited advice
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There these uninvited microbial guests have been evolving. Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 27 Feb. 2025 Jagmeet Singh, leader of Canada's New Democratic Party, said on Wednesday President Donald Trump should be uninvited to an upcoming G7 meeting in Alberta. David Faris, Newsweek, 27 Feb. 2025 He was briefly dropped from country radio and uninvited to events. Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 25 Feb. 2025 The journalists wrote in their book that Gibson showed up to Ainscough’s funeral uninvited and made a scene with over-the-top crying and wailing, per Women's Weekly. Lynsey Eidell, People.com, 6 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for uninvited

Word History

First Known Use

1632, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of uninvited was in 1632

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“Uninvited.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uninvited. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.

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