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Synonyms for unwelcome
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : wel-kuh m |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈwɛl kəm |
Top 10 synonyms for unwelcome
Définition of unwelcome
Origin :- early 14c., from un- (1) "not" + welcome (adj.). Cf. Middle Dutch onwillecome, German unwillkommen.
- adj not wanted, desired
- She had left these two boys, unwelcome appendages in his sight.
- Extract from : « The Armourer's Prentices » by Charlotte M. Yonge
- This was the most unwelcome intelligence he could have received.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- The task now imposed upon him was a most distasteful and unwelcome one.
- Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
- With the chill of unwelcome still upon them the officers said little.
- Extract from : « The Rock of Chickamauga » by Joseph A. Altsheler
- And again, the recollection of the signal-whistle heard by Molly was unwelcome.
- Extract from : « The Slave Of The Lamp » by Henry Seton Merriman
- They were confused, unwelcome thoughts, but she entertained them valiantly.
- Extract from : « Gloria and Treeless Street » by Annie Hamilton Donnell
- “Unwelcome—that iss what it must stand for,” she laughed unpleasantly.
- Extract from : « The Very Small Person » by Annie Hamilton Donnell
- He was an unwelcome guest but he hadn't yet gratified Peter's curiosity.
- Extract from : « The Vagrant Duke » by George Gibbs
- And he had in his mind not wholly recognised yet unwelcome feelings about Esther.
- Extract from : « The Prisoner » by Alice Brown
- Though the journey has been very pleasant the goal is not unwelcome.
- Extract from : « Hidden Hand » by Emma Dorothy Eliza Nevitte Southworth
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