Meanings
uninvite1
present singular third person uninvites · participle present uninviting · participle past uninvited · past uninvited
- transitiveTo cancel or withdraw an invitation.
Near-synonym: disinvite (see notes)
1 more example
By the way / You've been uninvited / 'Cause all you say / Are all the same things I did
2017, Billie Eilish, Finneas O'Connell, “Copycat”, in Don't Smile at Me, performed by Billie EilishSynonyms: disinvite[disinvite
uninvite2
plural uninvites
- informalA disinvitation.
The opposite could be true. Your invitation could easily become an uninvite, and the work that you put in will be flushed down the drain.
2012, Bob Oedy, Bigger Labor: A Crash Course for Construction Union Organizers
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo cancel or withdraw an invitation.
Origin
uninvite · noun
From the verb above or alternatively from un- + invite (noun).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian оттеглям покана
- оттеглям покана (ottegljam pokana)to cancel an invitation
Finnish peruuttaa kutsu
- peruuttaa kutsuto cancel an invitation
French désinviter
- désinviterto cancel an invitation
German ausladen
- ausladento cancel an invitation
Polish odwoływać zaproszenie, odwołać zaproszenie
- odwoływać zaproszenieto cancel an invitation
- odwołać zaproszenieto cancel an invitation
Portuguese desconvidar
- desconvidarto cancel an invitation
Cite this entry
uninvite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uninvite
“uninvite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uninvite. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “uninvite,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/uninvite.
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