Meaning & use

Unrequested

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Given or done without having been asked for.

See it in a sentence

She received an unrequested upgrade to first class on her flight.

His unrequested advice annoyed his coworkers.

A note on using this word

Unrequested and unsolicited are near-synonyms, though unsolicited is more common in formal or legal contexts like unsolicited mail.

Words with a similar meaning

unsoliciteduninvited

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Words with an opposite meaning

requestedsolicited

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