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to unsubscribe

to unsubscribe

12 3.7
To stop receiving emails or messages you signed up for
  • verb
  • /ˌʌn.səˈskraɪb/
  • Texting
translation icon : cancelar la suscripción
  • Provides the ability to allow readers to unsubscribe or manage the amount of emails received.

People are free to subscribe and unsubscribe however you wish.

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Examples

  • Giving them a weekly option is much better than having them unsubscribe altogether.

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  • You have to click the link at the bottom to unsubscribe from the comment thread.

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  • Yeah, I have thought about trying to do a big unsubscribe campaign.

  • By law, these guys have to take you off their list if you unsubscribe," Scott says.

    Academic text (2003)
  • Click the link at the bottom of the email that says "Unsubscribe from Comment Thread."

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  • All right, how do we unsubscribe from a whole bunch of e-mail subscriptions at one time?

  • And, of course, you can unsubscribe from the Health e-Tips at any time.

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  • I started unsubscribing to all of the e-mail newsletters that I was subscribed to.

  • I'm clicking to unsubscribe.

  • To reduce inbox clutter, I decided to unsubscribe from several promotional emails.

Synonyms

to opt out
vsto unsubscribe
50 3.5

To choose not to take part in something

is specifically about removing yourself from message or service lists
to unfollow
vsto unsubscribe
  • Texting
5 3.6

To stop getting posts from someone's social media account

is used for lists and services beyond social media
to unsub
vsto unsubscribe
  • Texting
7.4

To cancel a subscription to stop receiving messages or updates

removes your name from a mailing list to stop emails and notifications

Antonyms

95 3.3

Sign up to receive something regularly, often by paying

Surface Forms

unsubscribe infinitive
unsubscribed past participle
unsubscribing present participle
unsubscribes third person singular

Morphology

unsubscribe = subscribe (transparent) = un + subscribe

The verb is directly negated by the productive English prefix 'un-', so learners who know 'subscribe' and 'un-' can infer the meaning.

Etymology

Unsubscribe starts with un- meaning 'not' or 'remove' and the rest is subscribe, which means 'to sign up' or 'agree to receive messages'. So unsubscribe means to take yourself off a list and stop getting emails or notifications.