UNSOUGHT Synonyms: 22 Similar and Opposite Words

unsought

adjective

ˌən-ˈsȯt

Definition of unsought

as in unwanted

not searched or asked for the meddling neighbor insisted on giving us unsought advice

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Recent Examples of unsought On the 21st of April, only a third of the way through spring, our 88 degrees may have seemed thermal precocity, an unsought rush to summer. — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 22 Apr. 2023 The Sugarplum Fairy, after an unsought interregnum, is presiding over the Land of Sweets at the New York City Ballet. — Michael Paulson, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2022 The federal ban on vaping on commercial flights, instituted in 2016, was meant to protect passengers from unsought exposure to aerosols. — New York Times, 5 July 2022 What’s more, as Anna Della Subin explores in her bracingly original Accidental Gods, unsought divinity was a remarkably widespread phenomenon that spanned centuries and continents. — Fara Dabhoiwala, The New York Review of Books, 19 Aug. 2021 Dering declined to comment Tuesday about how the media attention has impacted sales and the company, as well as the precariousness of navigating such unsought publicity. — Rosemary Feitelberg, WWD, 3 Sep. 2019 The boy opened fire, shooting a 13-year-old classmate and a teacher — and putting Alexander in a small, unsought fraternity of innocent people who have survived two gun attacks. — Cleve R. Wootson Jr., Washington Post, 10 June 2018 Sometimes the oddest unsought advice can be found in your doctor’s waiting room self-help magazines. — Orange County Register, 4 Jan. 2017

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Adjective

Rocket Money's Premium tier is able to cancel eligible unwanted subscriptions on your behalf and, with a Premium+ account, Rocket Money can negotiate certain recurring bills on your behalf, including cable, internet, phone and home security.

— Dan Avery, CNBC, 21 Oct. 2026
Those unwanted jobs range from library boards that decide what books to purchase and put on shelves to school boards that help set education policy to village presidents to township supervisors.

— CBS News, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of unwanted

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Choosing unsalted or lightly salted varieties is a simple way to enjoy their benefits without adding unnecessary sodium.

— Laura Solla, Vogue, 21 Oct. 2026
Creating a secure plan for accessing that information now can prevent unnecessary complications in the future.

— Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of unnecessary

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