unasked
Americanadjective
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not requested or demanded
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not invited
Etymology
Origin of unasked
Middle English word dating back to 1225–75; un- 1, ask, -ed 2
Example Sentences
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Left unasked is whether such efforts make it harder for inmates to endure prison life and make the transition from incarceration to life on the outside.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026
It’s worth noting that Coelen offered this perspective unasked, and as a tangent to a conversation about the relationship “Love Is Blind” participants have to broader social and political conversations simmering throughout American culture.
From Salon • Nov. 1, 2024
Yu would often drop off food at her relatives’ homes unasked.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2023
But as she insists from aching experience, it’s the questions that go unasked that stick with you.
From New York Times • Aug. 4, 2022
Deborah, unasked, lasted with him, and prayed, and took his best black suit away, so that it would be clean and mended and freshly pressed for the great day.
From "Go Tell It on the Mountain" by James Baldwin
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