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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To avoid falling for these traps, Trend Micro encourages users to approach unsolicited technical instructions with caution, verify the legitimacy of video sources, and report suspicious posts on social media, messaging apps, or email. Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 27 May 2025 Dalal then poses this question: Does a TikTok video qualify as unsolicited advice? Eliza Brooke, Vox, 23 May 2025 What your children need is honesty, but that’s different from unsolicited oversharing. Lori Gottlieb, New York Times, 22 May 2025 This year, judges and their family members have been receiving hundreds of unsolicited pizza deliveries in seven different U.S. states, in an apparent effort to intimidate the judges and signal that their home addresses are known, lawmakers said. Carrie Johnson, NPR, 22 May 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 6 Jun. 2025.

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