uninvited guest
Showed up anyway
An uninvited guest is someone who shows up without being asked—at a party, a wedding, someone's home.
The phrase often carries connotations of intrusion or awkwardness: An uninvited guest crashed the reception.
It extends to unwelcome presences generally: Anxiety arrived like an uninvited guest.
Uninvited event attendee
- interloperOne who enters uninvited
- crasherUninvited event attendee
- wedding crasherUninvited nuptial attendee
- freeloadingExploiting others' generosity
Lack of grace or ease
- embarrassmentSelf-conscious unease
- uneaseMild persistent worry
- tensionStretched or strained state
- apprehensionNervous anticipation of trouble
dismay · consternation · fidgeting · avoidance · faux pas · intrusion · discomfiture · forced smile
One who breaks in
- trespasserUnlawful entrant on property
- prowlerOne who lurks suspiciously
- invaderOne who enters aggressively
- infiltratorOne who enters covertly
housebreaker · thief · robber · stalker · spy · sneak · raider · looter
Officially unwelcome individual
- outcastShunned, rejected person
- pariahRejected, shunned person
- outsiderOne excluded from group
- rejectDismiss as unsuitable
unwanted · unbidden · imposition · nuisance · meddler · interference · boor · misfit
Violent sudden disturbance
- astonishmentIntense sudden wonder
- startleFrighten suddenly
- suddennessQuality of happening instantly
- unannouncedWithout prior notice
showing up · doorbell · caught off guard · unprepared · scrambling · impromptu · without warning · out of the blue
gatecrasher
Uninvited event attendee
- interloperOne who enters uninvited
- crasherUninvited event attendee
- wedding crasherUninvited nuptial attendee
awkwardness
Lack of grace or ease
- embarrassmentSelf-conscious unease
- uneaseMild persistent worry
- tensionStretched or strained state
apprehension · dismay · consternation · fidgeting · avoidance · faux pas · intrusion · discomfiture · forced smile · elephant in the room
burglar
One who breaks in
- trespasserUnlawful entrant on property
- prowlerOne who lurks suspiciously
- invaderOne who enters aggressively
infiltrator · housebreaker · thief · robber · stalker · spy · sneak · raider · looter · vandal
persona non grata
Officially unwelcome individual
reject · unwanted · unbidden · imposition · nuisance · meddler · interference · boor · misfit · overstayer
shock
Violent sudden disturbance
- astonishmentIntense sudden wonder
- startleFrighten suddenly
- suddennessQuality of happening instantly
unannounced · showing up · doorbell · caught off guard · unprepared · scrambling · impromptu · without warning · out of the blue · jaw-dropping
vampire
Blood-drinking undead creature
jinn · dybbuk · poltergeist · fairy · changeling · threshold · bad omen · harbinger
- Visitorsvisitor, houseguest, company, caller, drop-in
- partygoerspartygoers, party-goer, party-goers, attendee, partier
- unwantedreject, outcast, pariah, intruder, trespasser
- intrudersintruder, trespasser, invader, burglar, prowler
- intrusionsintrusion, intrude, intruder, intruding, barging in
- moochingmooch, moocher, mooching, freeloader, freeloading
uninvited guestguest of honor
Celebrated person at event
invitee · special guest · VIP · plus-one · on the list
invite, guest, inviting, invitation, guests, invited, uninvited, uninviting, invitations