unwanted

Synonyms for unwanted

MOST RELEVANT

Antonyms for unwanted

adjective. remaining, excess

adjective. unnecessary, groundless

Word Origin & History

1690s, from un- (1) "not" + past participle of want (v.).

They, the restless ones, the unwanted and forgotten, the survivors.

It seemed to him that he would be alone and unwanted always.

"Let us get into the carriage," said the marquis as though to chase away an unwanted idea.

Perhaps he, the old man, would be unwanted, would only be in the way if he went in.

It was thin with tension, and it rang in Johnny's ears with unwanted familiarity.

Happy Million, to have even an unwanted young man to write to her!

The idea was not to be borne, she was not going to be the unwanted wife.

Americans, at our best, value the life we see in one another, and must always remember that even the unwanted have worth.

The unwanted information is painted out with an opaque substance, and then a photographic print is prepared.

If the best had been denied, she had been spared the worst,—the lot of a superfluous, unwanted woman!