unsolicited
Given without asking
Unsolicited describes something given or done without being asked for or wanted.
Unsolicited advice arrives uninvited.
Unsolicited emails fill spam folders.
The word carries a negative tinge—what's unsolicited is often unwelcome: I don't need your unsolicited opinion.
Not wished for
- rejectedRefused or turned away
- unappreciatedNot given due recognition
- offensiveCausing displeasure or attack-oriented
- annoyingCausing mild irritation
bothersome · objectionable · inappropriate · undesirable · distasteful · disagreeable · unpleasant · rebuffed
Not looked for
- unaskedNot invited or solicited
- freeWithout payment or restriction
- gratisAt no expense
- complimentaryFree or expressing praise
volunteered · offered · proffered · donated · unbidden · unlooked-for · unrequested · bestowed
Not wished for
- uninvitedWithout formal welcome
- meddlesomeProne to interfering
- obtrusiveUnpleasantly prominent or noticeable
- presumptuousOverstepping appropriate boundaries
pushy · nosey · prying · interfering · imposing · overbearing · invasive · forward
Done without being asked
- voluntaryDone by choice
- unbiddenNot asked for
- impromptuWithout advance preparation
- unplannedNot arranged beforehand
offhand · unrequested · autonomous · improvisational · extemporaneous · ad-lib · casual · freewheeling
unwanted
Not wished for
- rejectedRefused or turned away
- unappreciatedNot given due recognition
- offensiveCausing displeasure or attack-oriented
annoying · bothersome · objectionable · inappropriate · undesirable · distasteful · disagreeable · unpleasant · rebuffed · ignored
unsought
Not looked for
complimentary · volunteered · offered · proffered · donated · unbidden · unlooked-for · unrequested · bestowed · given
unwanted
Not wished for
- uninvitedWithout formal welcome
- meddlesomeProne to interfering
- obtrusiveUnpleasantly prominent or noticeable
presumptuous · pushy · nosey · prying · interfering · imposing · overbearing · invasive · forward · impertinent
unprompted
Done without being asked
unplanned · offhand · unrequested · autonomous · improvisational · extemporaneous · ad-lib · casual · freewheeling · informal
- spamspam, junk mail, spam filter, spam folder, bulk mail
unsolicitedsolicited
Asked for purposefully
requested · invited · commissioned · ordered · petitioned
unsolicitedwelcome
Hospitable greeting offered
wanted · desired · appreciated · longed-for · anticipated
- unsolicited adviceUnrequested guidance from others
- unsolicited messagesCommunication sent without request
- unsolicited mailCorrespondence sent without request
- unsolicited offersProposals given without request
solicit, solicitous, solicitor, solicitation, solicitude, solicited, soliciting, solicitously, solicitations