unasked

Examples

• All

• He provided the solution to my unasked question before I even had a chance to ask for help.

• Or is that a question so long unasked that Washington has stopped thinking about it?

  Blog text (1)

• I'll pass it on to you, unasked and free of charge.

  Blog text (7)

• And perhaps also answered the unasked question, what are we to do with them?

  Fiction book (1998)

• A question that goes unasked is worse than one that goes unanswered.

  Blog text (7)

• Certain questions remain almost completely unasked and hence unanswered.

  Academic text (2002)

• "Egwene held her tongue, but inside she bubbled with unasked questions."

  Fiction book (1991)

• The more crucial questions of quality within curricula and of disparities among them go unasked and unanswered for the most part.

  Academic text (1997)

• Many unasked opinions were shared during the meeting, even though no one had solicited them.

• Her unasked advice on the project caught me off guard, as I hadn't sought her input.

Synonyms

U

uninvited

vsunasked

41 3.9

Not asked to come and not welcome at a place

is neutral, describing any occurrence or gift without prior request

U

unsolicited

vsunasked

32 6.7

Not asked for but given anyway

is the same general neutral term for things given without request

U

unasked-for

vsunasked

1 6.2

Given to someone who does not want it

is the basic adjective describing lack of a request rather than seeking

U

unrequested

vsunasked

1 5.4

Given or sent to you without you asking

is the broader label for occurrences not asked for or invited

U

uncalled

vsunasked

1 6.8

Not asked to speak or take part when others are chosen

covers any thing given without a request, not only lack of summons

U

unsummoned

vsunasked

1 8.1

Not called or asked to come

is more specific about absence of a call than general nonrequest

Antonyms

R

requested

1.3

Asked for by someone

How Requested

requested

1.3

unasked

4 6.1

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology