Meaning & use
unsubscribed
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“unsubscribed” is a form of “unsubscribe”. See that entry for the full set of meanings.
Meanings
verbtransitive or intransitive
Past tense and past participle of unsubscribe: cancelled a membership or stopped receiving emails, newsletters or updates.
Grammar: No object when you do it yourself, 'I unsubscribed'; can be passive, 'you were unsubscribed'.
Patterns
- unsubscribed from something
- be unsubscribed from something
I unsubscribed from the newsletter because it filled my inbox every day.
She unsubscribed from three channels before the end of the month.
You have been unsubscribed and will receive no more messages.
adjectivebefore a noun
Describing a person who has stopped following or receiving content, or no longer belongs to a mailing list.
Grammar: Often used in marketing lists: an unsubscribed user or an unsubscribed address.
Patterns
- an unsubscribed user
Do not email unsubscribed contacts, or you may break the law.
The report shows how many unsubscribed users returned later.
Unsubscribed addresses are removed from the weekly list.
Word forms
| base form | unsubscribe |
|---|---|
| third person singular | unsubscribes |
| -ing form | unsubscribing |
Common combinations
- unsubscribed from a list
- He unsubscribed from the mailing list last week.
- unsubscribed from a channel
- She unsubscribed from the channel after the content changed.
- accidentally unsubscribed
- I accidentally unsubscribed from my own newsletter.
- automatically unsubscribed
- Users who bounce twice are automatically unsubscribed.
- recently unsubscribed
- The shop sent an apology to recently unsubscribed customers.
Synonyms and how they differ
- opted out
- This is wider; you can opt out of any program or tracking, while unsubscribe usually refers to a list or subscription.
- canceled
- This is used for subscriptions you pay for and also for events, while unsubscribed fits free lists and channels.
- withdrew
- This is formal and general, and does not suggest a mailing list or website.
Opposites
Word family
- unsubscribe verb
- to cancel a subscription
- subscribe verb
- to sign up to receive something
- subscriber noun
- a person who has signed up
- subscription noun
- an arrangement to receive something regularly
Commonly confused: unsubscribed or unsubscribe?
unsubscribed vs unsubscribe
Unsubscribed is the past form of the verb unsubscribe; use 'unsubscribe' for the present, as in 'I want to unsubscribe'.
Practice
Yesterday I finally ___ from that noisy mailing list.
Choose one answer.
'Yesterday' calls for the simple past, which is unsubscribed. The other forms are present or -ing forms and do not fit the time.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “unsubscribed”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.