unasked

[ uhn-askt, -ahskt ]

adjective

1. not asked:

   an unasked question.

2. not asked for:

   unasked advice.

   Synonyms: unsolicited

3. uninvited.

unasked

/ ʌnˈɑːskt /

adjective

1. not requested or demanded
2. not invited

Word History and Origins

Origin of unasked¹

Middle English word dating back to 1225–75; un- ¹, ask, -ed ²

Example Sentences

Left unanswered and frequently unasked are the complicated questions of what alternatives were available, and how or whether they might have played out more effectively.

From Time

You saw The Washington Post—unasked—return the Pulitzer Prize.

From The Daily Beast

That is a far more interesting question and, in this instance, it was also a more relevant question, but it went unasked.

From The Daily Beast

As is our tragic pattern, almost all these tough questions are unasked and unhonored.

From The Daily Beast

Rice also volunteered the answer to the unasked question about whether she was still single because she worked so hard.

From The Daily Beast

How unutterably glad and thankful she was in all her life afterward that she gave that kiss unasked.

From Project Gutenberg

It is always pleasant to do on entreaty what we might be driven to do unasked.

From Project Gutenberg

Unasked, the Imp sketched the dinner party, especially Harry's share in it.

From Project Gutenberg

Larmer made a brief but keen inspection, and then walked into the trader's room and, unasked, sat down.

From Project Gutenberg

If you are asked what o'clock it is, tell it, but do not proclaim it hourly and unasked, like the watchmen.

From Project Gutenberg