unwanted
AdjectiveUS[uhn-wawn-tid]/ənˈwɔntɪd/3 syllables
Synonyms:
undesirable
Open English WordNet
Adjective (2)
- not wanted; not needed“tried to give away unwanted kittens”Opposite wantedSimilar cast-off, unclaimed, outcaste, friendless, abdicable, undesired, uninvited, unwelcome +2 moreSee also undesirable, unloved, unwelcome
- not wanted“undesirable impurities in steel”“legislation excluding undesirable aliens”“removed the unwanted vegetation”Synonyms: undesirableSimilar unenviableSee also hateful
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Unwanted
Formed with the prefix un- (“not”): To past particles, or to adjectives formed after the analogy of past particles, to indicate the absence of the condition or state expressed by them. See wanted.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54