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unsummoned

unsummoned

1 8.1
Not called or asked to come
  • adjective
  • /ʌnˈsʌmən/
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  • She felt unsummoned presence in the room, as if someone was watching her.

Examples

  • I will array myself as queen and go before the King unsummoned, even though it is against the law.

    One Night with the King (2006)

  • To approach the King unsummoned is death.

    One Night with the King (2006)

  • "In addition, to come before the king unsummoned is an abnegation of her role as Vashti's replacement.

    Academic text (2010)

  • Past reproaches echoed unsummoned in Aganippe's head.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • To approach the king unsummoned is considered a grave offense.

  • The ghost appeared unsummoned, haunting the old mansion at night.

Synonyms

uninvited
vsunsummoned
41 3.9

Not asked to come and not welcome at a place

focuses on absence of a request to be present without welcome
unasked
vsunsummoned
4 6.1

Given or done without anyone requesting it

means not called to appear, stressing presence rather than supply
uncalled
vsunsummoned
1 6.8

Not asked to speak or take part when others are chosen

is about not being called to be present rather than only to speak
unrequested
vsunsummoned
1 5.4

Given or sent to you without you asking

refers to not being called to be present instead of items given
unasked-for
vsunsummoned
1 6.2

Given to someone who does not want it

highlights lack of being called to appear rather than mere lack of request

Antonyms

to summon
  • Formal
200 5.3

Officially call someone to come, often to court

How Invited

uninvited
41 3.9
unsummoned
1 8.1

Surface Forms

unsummoned positive

Morphology

unsummoned = summoned (transparent) = un + summon + ed

Formed by productive negation 'un-' applied to the past participle 'summoned', yielding the straightforward meaning 'not summoned'.

Etymology

Unsummoned is made from the prefix un- ('not') and summon ('to call someone to come'), so picture someone arriving without being called. That uninvited arrival—'not called or requested to be present'—is exactly what unsummoned describes.