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not wanted

ADJECTIVE
de trop
Synonyms
WEAK
excess excessive extra supernumerary surplus too much unwelcome
ADJECTIVE
uninvited
Synonyms
STRONGEST
rejected unsolicited unwelcome
WEAK
blackballed excluded inadmissible left out in the cold not in the picture shut out unasked undesired unpopular

Example Sentences

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“I was not wanted on the planet. It was painful,” Folan told Cincinnati Magazine earlier this year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Sanford’s daughter had not wanted to go back to the neighborhood, but she decided to accompany her mother anyway.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 7, 2026

Like him, his brothers are Irish citizens, but have not wanted to leave their father behind.

From BBC • Dec. 5, 2025

The nation’s largest employers have a new message for office workers: help not wanted.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 29, 2025

She had not wanted to go to California either, but other plans were denied her for the time being.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck