unasked

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adjective

Not having been asked; unspoken, as a question.

“an unasked guest”

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unasked-forunrequested
OriginMiddle English un asked, unaskyd, uneasket →
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Meanings

unasked1

adjectiveunasked (not comparable)

alternative obsolete unaskt

  1. not comparableNot having been asked; unspoken, as a question.

    an unasked question

  2. not comparableNot asked or invited to an event.

    an unasked guest

  3. not comparableNot asked for; unrequested.

    Love comes out of heaven unasked and unsought.

    1946, Pearl Buck, Pavilion of Women

    Synonyms: unasked-for

unasked2

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of unask

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveNot asked for; unrequested.

Similar
unasked-for

More synonyms by meaning

adjectiveuninvited

Similar
unrequested
Also see
unasked-forunrequested

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

unasked · adjective

  1. Middle Englishun asked, unaskyd, uneasket
  2. Englishunasked

From Middle English un asked, unaskyd, uneasket; equivalent to un- + asked.

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unasked · verb

From unask + -ed.

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Translations

Greek απαρακάλεστος
  • απαρακάλεστος (aparakálestos)not asked for
Hindi अनपूछा
  • अनपूछा (anpūchā)not asked for
Hungarian kéretlen
  • kéretlennot invited
Cite this entry
APA

unasked. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unasked

MLA

“unasked.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unasked. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unasked,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unasked.

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