unfollow

verb

un·​fol·​low ˌən-ˈfä-lō How to pronounce unfollow (audio)
unfollowed; unfollowing; unfollows

transitive verb

: to stop subscribing to the feed of (someone or something) on social media : to stop following see follow entry 1 sense 8e
… here's how to make someone unfollow you on Instagram without blocking them …—Kaitlyn Wylde

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My mum and dad would never unfollow their son. — Edward Segarra, USA Today, 30 Dec. 2025 For a total reset, unfollow accounts manually or start fresh with a new account. — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 15 Feb. 2026 Both would go on to unfollow each other on Instagram, the universal sign that something had rifted between the two. — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2025 The Instagram accounts players and teams follow and unfollow is then fed, via Aras’s program, into the X feed. — Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for unfollow

Word History

First Known Use

2007, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of unfollow was in 2007

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“Unfollow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unfollow. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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unfollow

verb
un·​fol·​low ˌən-ˈfä-lō How to pronounce unfollow (audio)
: to stop subscribing to the feed of (someone or something) on social media : to stop following
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