unsolicited

adjective

un·​so·​lic·​it·​ed ˌən-sə-ˈli-sə-təd How to pronounce unsolicited (audio)
: not asked for or requested : not solicited
unsolicited advice
unsolicited email

Examples of unsolicited in a Sentence

the family received enough unsolicited donations to get back on their feet
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This settlement also highlights the importance of companies adhering to the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) and serves as a crucial reminder of the rights consumers hold against unsolicited marketing. Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025 Others have complained about unsolicited contact from the firm despite not having signed up for communications. Victor Rosario, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2025 Kerr was responding to an unsolicited email from a man named Lincoln Walker, who was hoping to get an appraisal of paintings by his father, Abraham Lincoln Walker, a house painter by trade who died in 1993. Hilarie M. Sheets, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2025 Predators typically send unsolicited nudes within minutes, according to Coffren. Rachel Hale, USA TODAY, 12 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for unsolicited

Word History

First Known Use

1594, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of unsolicited was in 1594

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“Unsolicited.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unsolicited. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.

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