unreciprocated
Given, not returned
Unreciprocated describes feelings or actions that are not returned in kind.
Most often applied to love or affection: unreciprocated love, Her feelings remained unreciprocated.
The word carries a note of disappointment or longing—something offered but not matched by the other party.
Intense prolonged craving
- piningAching with prolonged desire
- achePersistent dull discomfort
- cravingPowerful urge to have
- infatuationShort-lived intense attraction
obsession · passion · unrequited · desire · wistfulness · languishing · heartache · lovesickness
Rejected with contempt
- rebuffedRejected someone's advances
- dismissedReleased from duty
- rejectedRefused or turned away
- unreturnedNot given back
unanswered · ignored · brushed off · turned down · cold shoulder · snubbed · refused · declined
Unfairly weighted toward one
- unilateralAffecting one side only
- unequalNot the same
- asymmetricNot identical on both sides
- lopsidedUnequally balanced
unmatched · uneven · disproportionate · imbalanced · mismatched · unshared · one-way · inequitable
Not perceived by anyone
- overlookedNot noticed or considered
- unappreciatedNot given due recognition
- unrecognizedNot identified or acknowledged
- unseenNot perceived visually
unremarked · unnoted · disregarded · neglected · taken for granted · invisible · thankless · unvalued
yearning
Intense prolonged craving
infatuation · obsession · passion · unrequited · desire · wistfulness · languishing · heartache · lovesickness · mooning
spurned
Rejected with contempt
unreturned · unanswered · ignored · brushed off · turned down · cold shoulder · snubbed · refused · declined · unacknowledged
one-sided
Unfairly weighted toward one
- unilateralAffecting one side only
- unequalNot the same
- asymmetricNot identical on both sides
lopsided · unmatched · uneven · disproportionate · imbalanced · mismatched · unshared · one-way · inequitable
unnoticed
Not perceived by anyone
- overlookedNot noticed or considered
- unappreciatedNot given due recognition
- unrecognizedNot identified or acknowledged
unseen · unremarked · unnoted · disregarded · neglected · taken for granted · invisible · thankless · unvalued · uncredited
unreciprocatedreciprocated
Returned in kind
mutual · reciprocal · returned · requited · two-way
unreciprocatedreciprocal
Shared between two parties
mutual · equitable · balanced · even · symmetrical
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