as in unwanted
not searched or asked for
the meddling neighbor insisted on giving us unsought advice
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Recent Examples of unsought
Dering declined to comment Tuesday about how the media attention has impacted sales and the company, as well as the precariousness of navigating such unsought publicity.
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Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
On the 21st of April, only a third of the way through spring, our 88 degrees may have seemed thermal precocity, an unsought rush to summer.
—Martin Weil, Washington Post, 22 Apr. 2023
The Sugarplum Fairy, after an unsought interregnum, is presiding over the Land of Sweets at the New York City Ballet.
—Michael Paulson, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2022
The federal ban on vaping on commercial flights, instituted in 2016, was meant to protect passengers from unsought exposure to aerosols.
—New York Times, 5 July 2022
What’s more, as Anna Della Subin explores in her bracingly original Accidental Gods, unsought divinity was a remarkably widespread phenomenon that spanned centuries and continents.
—Fara Dabhoiwala, The New York Review of Books, 19 Aug. 2021
The boy opened fire, shooting a 13-year-old classmate and a teacher — and putting Alexander in a small, unsought fraternity of innocent people who have survived two gun attacks.
—Cleve R. Wootson Jr., Washington Post, 10 June 2018
Sometimes the oddest unsought advice can be found in your doctor’s waiting room self-help magazines.
—Orange County Register, 4 Jan. 2017
Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019
On the 21st of April, only a third of the way through spring, our 88 degrees may have seemed thermal precocity, an unsought rush to summer.
—Martin Weil, Washington Post, 22 Apr. 2023
The Sugarplum Fairy, after an unsought interregnum, is presiding over the Land of Sweets at the New York City Ballet.
—Michael Paulson, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2022
The federal ban on vaping on commercial flights, instituted in 2016, was meant to protect passengers from unsought exposure to aerosols.
—New York Times, 5 July 2022
What’s more, as Anna Della Subin explores in her bracingly original Accidental Gods, unsought divinity was a remarkably widespread phenomenon that spanned centuries and continents.
—Fara Dabhoiwala, The New York Review of Books, 19 Aug. 2021
The boy opened fire, shooting a 13-year-old classmate and a teacher — and putting Alexander in a small, unsought fraternity of innocent people who have survived two gun attacks.
—Cleve R. Wootson Jr., Washington Post, 10 June 2018
Sometimes the oddest unsought advice can be found in your doctor’s waiting room self-help magazines.
—Orange County Register, 4 Jan. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsought
Adjective
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That could mean taking on another unwanted contract, eating some money and/or attaching prospects to a trade.Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 12 Dec. 2024
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Nikki told Deadline that revisiting the images was an unwanted and unpleasant ordeal.Jake Kanter, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Be wary when receiving emails, unsolicited direct messages, texts, phone calls, or other digital communications if the source is unknown and always verify the sender’s identity.Leo Schwartz, Fortune, 2 Dec. 2024
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Often, the most difficult position a board may encounter is when faced with an unsolicited offer to buy the business.Jeff Jacobs, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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But there’s a downside, too; many are loaded with unnecessary fragrances, colors, and synthetic ingredients with no real benefits.Katie Chang, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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Jacksonville tight end Evan Engram received a 15-yard penalty for unnecessary roughness.Jacob Lev, CNN, 2 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Says the man who is standing — uninvited — in the middle of my living room.Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
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Nanny McPhee, a strict disciplinarian, clad in black, arrives uninvited to rid the recalcitrant children of their worst habits.Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 29 Nov. 2024
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Eliza Barry Callahan’s The Hearing Test seems to be about a temporary loss of hearing but is actually one woman’s rehearsal for the losses that come, unbidden, for us all.The New York Review of Books, The New York Review of Books, 29 Nov. 2024
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The surprise, unbidden possibility of victory endowed Harris with a mystique.Matthew Continetti, National Review, 7 Sep. 2024
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“Unsought.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsought. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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