unrequested
Given without asking
Unrequested describes something given or done without being asked for.
An unrequested opinion arrives whether you wanted it or not.
Unrequested advice is often unwelcome.
The word carries a slight note of imposition—what comes unrequested may be helpful, but it wasn't sought: The unrequested email sat unopened in her inbox.
Not asked for
- uninvitedWithout formal welcome
- unwantedNot wished for
- unbiddenNot asked for
- unaskedNot invited or solicited
meddlesome · intrusive · obtrusive · imposing · presumptuous · overbearing · invasive · prying
Unexpected event causing astonishment
- unforeseenNot predicted or expected
- unanticipatedNot predicted beforehand
- unlooked-forNot anticipated or foreseen
- unpredictedNot foretold or anticipated
startling · sudden · abrupt · serendipitous · chance · accidental · random · spontaneous
Not wanted here
- undesiredNot wished for
- rejectedRefused or turned away
- spurnedRejected with contempt
- refusedDeclined to accept
declined · rebuffed · dismissed · unneeded · unnecessary · superfluous · redundant · extraneous
unsolicited
Not asked for
unasked · meddlesome · intrusive · obtrusive · imposing · presumptuous · overbearing · invasive · prying · interfering
surprise
Unexpected event causing astonishment
- unforeseenNot predicted or expected
- unanticipatedNot predicted beforehand
- unlooked-forNot anticipated or foreseen
unpredicted · startling · sudden · abrupt · serendipitous · chance · accidental · random · spontaneous · unplanned
unwelcome
Not wanted here
refused · declined · rebuffed · dismissed · unneeded · unnecessary · superfluous · redundant · extraneous · dispensable