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Synonyms for unwanted
Grammar : Adj |
Spell : uhn-won-tid, ‐wawn‐ |
Phonetic Transcription : ʌnˈwɒn tɪd, ‐ˈwɔn‐ |
Définition of unwanted
Origin :- 1690s, from un- (1) "not" + past participle of want (v.).
- adj undesired
- adj not wanted
- They, the restless ones, the unwanted and forgotten, the survivors.
- Extract from : « Space Prison » by Tom Godwin
- It seemed to him that he would be alone and unwanted always.
- Extract from : « The Kingdom Round the Corner » by Coningsby Dawson
- "Let us get into the carriage," said the marquis as though to chase away an unwanted idea.
- Extract from : « The Red and the Black » by Stendhal
- Perhaps he, the old man, would be unwanted, would only be in the way if he went in.
- Extract from : « December Love » by Robert Hichens
- It was thin with tension, and it rang in Johnny's ears with unwanted familiarity.
- Extract from : « Sound of Terror » by Don Berry
- Happy Million, to have even an unwanted young man to write to her!
- Extract from : « Miss Million's Maid » by Bertha Ruck
- The idea was not to be borne, she was not going to be the unwanted wife.
- Extract from : « The Black Moth » by Georgette Heyer
- Americans, at our best, value the life we see in one another, and must always remember that even the unwanted have worth.
- Extract from : « United States Presidents' Inaugural Speeches » by Various
- The unwanted information is painted out with an opaque substance, and then a photographic print is prepared.
- Extract from : « Warren Commission (7 of 26): Hearings Vol. VII (of 15) » by The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
- If the best had been denied, she had been spared the worst,—the lot of a superfluous, unwanted woman!
- Extract from : « Lady Cassandra » by Mrs George de Horne Vaizey
Antonyms for unwanted
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