If you say that something or someone is unwanted, you mean that you do not want them, or that nobody wants them.
...the misery of unwanted pregnancies.
She felt unwanted.
Every year thousands of unwanted animals are abandoned.
More Synonyms of unwanted
unwanted in British English
(ʌnˈwɒntɪd)
adjective
not wanted or desired
an unwanted pregnancy
Examples of 'unwanted' in a sentence
unwanted
In my family we used to simply recycle unwanted gifts.
The Sun (2016)
Here he is hosting auctions for eccentric and unwanted items.
The Sun (2016)
Garage sales are another great way to turn your unwanted items into cash.
The Sun (2016)
Or get them selling unwanted gifts on eBay to save for something they really need.
The Sun (2017)
You may just want to sink into your seat and hide away, but this will only draw unwanted attention and emphasise wobbly bits.
The Sun (2017)
SOME 200million of unwanted gifts are expected to be returned to shops today.
The Sun (2016)
As we reported yesterday, some 200million of unwanted gifts are expected to be returned this week.
The Sun (2016)
They have the unwanted record of the lowest number of points (one) gained by a defending topflight champs at this stage.
The Sun (2016)
You will have at least considered doing the same with an unwanted gift in the past.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
We had come perilously close to an unwanted record.
The Sun (2012)
This site allows parents to buy and sell unwanted items.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
You could also swap your unwanted gifts.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
My partner makes me feel unloved and unwanted.
The Sun (2014)
They were fast and stylish and there were enough of them about to avoid unwanted attention.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Then flog unwanted items so you can buy it without it actually costing you money.
The Sun (2016)
Men were more emotionally attached to unused items while women felt bad about selling unwanted gifts.
The Sun (2013)
It makes me feel unwanted and worth less than other people.
The Sun (2012)
See off your own unwanted movie items to a good home.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Many fear they will need the stuff one day or feel guilty about chucking out unwanted gifts.
The Sun (2012)
Remember that unwanted items can sometimes be had free.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
It comes as no surprise that consumers want to earn money from their unwanted gifts.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Often they have wardrobes full of unwanted items they will be happy to pass on.
The Sun (2013)
Female fish were able to shake off unwanted male attention by changing their physiology to move faster and more efficiently.
The Sun (2015)
That made me feel totally unwanted.
The Sun (2013)
So yesterday notched up something of an unwanted hat-trick.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The big electronic scoreboard seemed to delight in relaying this unwanted record to a partisan 27,000 crowd.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Now he bears his father's name and the unwanted attention it brings with good grace.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Neither of us want unwanted attention from the Press.
The Sun (2010)
Yeovil's run is in contrast to an unwanted club record of six consecutive defeats earlier in the campaign.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Plans for a new adoption centre for abandoned and unwanted cats in Leeds may seem a long way from the Icelandic banking crisis.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
In other languages
unwanted
British English: unwanted ADJECTIVE
If you say that something or someone is unwanted, you mean that you do not want them, or that nobody wants them.
Workers are being buried under a blizzard of unwanted emails.
American English: unwanted
Brazilian Portuguese: indesejável
Chinese: 不想要的
European Spanish: no deseado
French: non sollicité
German: unerwünscht
Italian: indesiderato
Japanese: 望まれていない
Korean: 원치 않는
European Portuguese: indesejável
Latin American Spanish: no deseado
All related terms of 'unwanted'
unwanted gift
A gift is something that you give someone as a present.
unwanted guest
A guest is someone who is visiting you or is at an event because you have invited them.
unwanted pounds
A pound is a unit of weight used mainly in Britain, America, and other countries where English is spoken. One pound is equal to 0.454 kilograms . A pound of something is a quantity of it that weighs one pound.
unwanted visitor
A visitor is someone who is visiting a person or place.
UN
The UN is the same as the → United Nations .
Chinese translation of 'unwanted'
unwanted
(ʌnˈwɔntɪd)
adj
[clothing, animal]没(沒)人要的 (méi rén yào de)
[child, pregnancy]不想要的 (bù xiǎngyào de)
1 (adjective)
Definition
not wanted or welcome
The city plan would promote unwanted development in the suburbs.
Synonyms
undesirable
A large group of undesirable strangers crashed her party.
unacceptable
His rude behaviour was unacceptable.
unpopular
I was unpopular in high school.
unwelcome
This report will come as unwelcome news to the government.
terrible
appalling
unfortunate
Through some unfortunate accident, the information reached me a day late.
disastrous
the recent, disastrous earthquake
intolerable
unfavourable
undesired
Opposites
wanted
,
needed
,
welcome
,
necessary
,
desired
,
useful
2 (adjective)
Definition
not wanted or welcome
I was unhappy at home because I felt unwanted and unloved.
Synonyms
unloved
I think she feels desperately unloved at the moment.
rejected
disliked
useless
shunned
outcast
forsaken
She felt forsaken and gave up any attempt at order.
superfluous
My presence at the afternoon's proceedings was superflous.
surplus to requirements
friendless
He was unhappy because he was friendless.
unneeded
uncared for
de trop (French)
I felt decidedly de trop as they talked shop in front of me.
uncherished
3 (adjective)
Community purchases of unwanted beef create a new beef mountain.
Synonyms
leftover
Leftover chicken makes a wonderful salad.
surplus
Few people have large sums of surplus cash.
untouched
The coffee was untouched, the toast had cooled.
unused
Throw away any unused cream when it has reached the expiry date.
going begging
uneaten
unconsumed
4 (adjective)
Definition
not wanted or welcome
From now on he would be an unwanted guest in the Embassy.
Synonyms
unwelcome
She was deliberately making him feel unwelcome.
uninvited
He came uninvited to one of Stein's parties.
unsolicited
Being ex-directory won't necessarily keep unsolicited calls away.
unasked
Additional synonyms
in the sense of de trop
Definition
unwanted or unwelcome
I felt decidedly de trop as they talked shop in front of me.
Synonyms
in the way,
surplus,
unnecessary,
unwanted,
redundant,
unwelcome,
superfluous
in the sense of disastrous
the recent, disastrous earthquake
Synonyms
terrible,
devastating,
tragic,
fatal,
unfortunate,
dreadful,
destructive,
unlucky,
harmful,
adverse,
dire,
catastrophic,
detrimental,
untoward,
ruinous,
calamitous,
cataclysmic,
ill-starred,
unpropitious,
ill-fated,
cataclysmal
in the sense of forsaken
She felt forsaken and gave up any attempt at order.
Synonyms
abandoned,
ignored,
lonely,
lonesome (US, Canadian),
stranded,
ditched,
left behind,
marooned,
outcast,
forlorn,
cast off,
jilted,
friendless,
left in the lurch
Synonyms of 'unwanted'
unwanted
Explore 'unwanted' in the dictionary
Additional synonyms
in the sense of friendless
He was unhappy because he was friendless.
Synonyms
alone,
abandoned,
deserted,
isolated,
lonely,
cut off,
alienated,
solitary,
shunned,
estranged,
forsaken,
forlorn,
unattached,
lonesome (US, Canadian),
all alone,
ostracized,
without ties,
with no one to turn to,
without a friend in the world
in the sense of superfluous
Definition
more than is sufficient or required
My presence at the afternoon's proceedings was superflous.
Synonyms
excess,
surplus,
redundant,
remaining,
extra,
spare,
excessive,
unnecessary,
in excess,
needless,
left over,
on your hands,
surplus to requirements,
uncalled-for,
unneeded,
residuary,
supernumerary,
superabundant,
pleonastic,
unrequired,
supererogatory
in the sense of surplus
Definition
being in excess
Few people have large sums of surplus cash.
Synonyms
extra,
spare,
excess,
remaining,
odd,
in excess,
left over,
unused,
superfluous
in the sense of unacceptable
Definition
too bad to be accepted
His rude behaviour was unacceptable.
Synonyms
intolerable,
unsatisfactory,
unreasonable,
off (British, informal),
bad,
poor,
terrible (informal),
offensive,
not on (informal),
unpleasant,
inappropriate,
unwelcome,
unsuitable,
disgraceful,
undesirable,
improper,
distasteful,
out of order (informal),
obnoxious,
deplorable,
displeasing,
unseemly,
objectionable,
disagreeable,
a bit much (informal),
beyond the pale,
inadmissible,
insufferable,
a bit off (British, informal),
insupportable,
impermissible,
a bit thick (British, informal)
in the sense of unfortunate
Definition
caused or accompanied by bad luck
Through some unfortunate accident, the information reached me a day late.
Synonyms
disastrous,
calamitous,
inopportune,
adverse,
untimely,
unfavourable,
untoward,
ruinous,
ill-starred,
infelicitous,
ill-fated
in the sense of uninvited
Definition
not having been asked
He came uninvited to one of Stein's parties.
Synonyms
unasked,
unbidden,
unwanted,
not asked,
unwelcome,
not invited
in the sense of unpopular
Definition
generally disliked or disapproved of
I was unpopular in high school.
Synonyms
disliked,
rejected,
unwanted,
avoided,
shunned,
unwelcome,
undesirable,
unattractive,
detested,
out of favour,
unloved,
out in the cold,
cold-shouldered,
not sought out,
sent to Coventry (British)
in the sense of unsolicited
Definition
given or sent without being asked for
Being ex-directory won't necessarily keep unsolicited calls away.
Synonyms
uninvited,
unwelcome,
gratuitous,
unasked for,
volunteered,
voluntary,
spontaneous,
unforced,
uncalled-for,
unsought,
unrequested,
free-will
in the sense of untouched
Definition
(of food or drink) not eaten or consumed
The coffee was untouched, the toast had cooled.
Synonyms
unconsumed,
uneaten,
undrunk,
surplus,
unwanted,
left over
in the sense of unused
Throw away any unused cream when it has reached the expiry date.