unbid
Not asked for
Unbid means not requested or invited.
An unbid guest arrives without invitation.
In auctions and contracts, unbid describes something that received no bids: The property went unbid at auction.
The word appears in older literature as a variant of unbidden: unbid tears.
Without formal welcome
- unwelcomeNot wanted here
- unsoughtNot looked for
- unaskedNot invited or solicited
- unrequestedNot asked for
unprompted · unsolicited · unlooked-for · unsummoned · spontaneous · voluntary · gratuitous · uncalled-for
Not put out for bids
- passedWent beyond or succeeded
- withdrawnEmotionally distant, disengaged
- unsoldNot yet purchased
- unclaimedNot yet taken
available · uncontested · overlooked · bypassed · ignored · rejected · unselected · unchosen
No longer recalled
- overlookedNot noticed or considered
- ignoredPurposely not noticed
- disregardedNot given consideration
- unnoticedNot perceived by anyone
unheeded · sidelined · passed-over · unconsidered · unacknowledged · unrecognized · dismissed · snubbed
uninvited
Without formal welcome
unrequested · unprompted · unsolicited · unlooked-for · unsummoned · spontaneous · voluntary · gratuitous · uncalled-for · self-appointed
untendered
Not put out for bids
unclaimed · available · uncontested · overlooked · bypassed · ignored · rejected · unselected · unchosen · unawarded
forgotten
No longer recalled
- overlookedNot noticed or considered
- ignoredPurposely not noticed
- disregardedNot given consideration
unnoticed · unheeded · sidelined · passed-over · unconsidered · unacknowledged · unrecognized · dismissed · snubbed · slighted