Antonyms for unasked


Grammar : Adj
Spell : uhn-askt, -ahskt
Phonetic Transcription : ʌnˈæskt, -ˈɑskt


Definition of unasked

Origin :
  • mid-13c., "uninvited," from un- (1) "not" + past participle of ask.
  • adj voluntary
Example sentences :
  • He forgave her, unasked, the humiliation she had put on him.
  • Extract from : « Nan of Music Mountain » by Frank H. Spearman
  • My money came as if by magic, unasked and unwarranted, like the gold of sunset.
  • Extract from : « A Daughter of the Middle Border » by Hamlin Garland
  • It is always pleasant to do on entreaty what we might be driven to do unasked.
  • Extract from : « Tristram of Blent » by Anthony Hope
  • Unasked, the Imp sketched the dinner party, especially Harry's share in it.
  • Extract from : « Tristram of Blent » by Anthony Hope
  • "I have also noticed it," said Lorraine, answering his unasked question.
  • Extract from : « Lorraine » by Robert W. Chambers
  • Unasked, Job took a chair, resolved to await Charley's re-appearance.
  • Extract from : « Mary Barton » by Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell
  • Yet you ventured here to-day, unasked, in the broad light of noon.
  • Extract from : « Arachne, Complete » by Georg Ebers
  • The state sword and sheath, which Adrian handed to him unasked, were rejected.
  • Extract from : « Barbara Blomberg, Complete » by Georg Ebers
  • Mr. Lloyd understood the movement, and anticipated the unasked question.
  • Extract from : « Bert Lloyd's Boyhood » by J. McDonald Oxley
  • And that golden week of happiness had come, too, upon her so unlooked for, so unasked for!
  • Extract from : « The Silver Poppy » by Arthur Stringer

Synonyms for unasked

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