Definition of unwanted Unwanted

/ʌnwɔˈntɪd/ - [unwontid] - un•want•ed

We found 3 definitions of unwanted from 2 different sources.

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What does unwanted mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

unwanted - not wanted; not needed; "tried to give away unwanted kittens"
  wanted desired or wished for or sought; "couldn't keep her eyes off the wanted toy"; "a wanted criminal"; "a wanted poster"
  undesirable, unwanted not wanted; "undesirable impurities in steel"; "legislation excluding undesirable aliens";"removed the unwanted vegetation"
  unloved not loved
  unwelcome not welcome; "unwelcome publicity"
  abdicable capable of being discarded or renounced or relinquished; "abdicable responsibilites"
  cast-off, discarded, thrown-away, throwaway thrown away; "wearing someone's cast-off clothes"; "throwaway children living on the streets"; "salvaged some thrown-away furniture"
  friendless, outcast excluded from a society
  casteless, outcaste not belonging to or having been expelled from a caste and thus having no place or status in society; "the foreigner was a casteless person"
  uncalled-for not required or requested; "uncalled-for suggestions"
  unclaimed not claimed or called for by an owner or assignee; "unclaimed luggage"
  undesired, unsought not desired; "an undesired result"
unwanted - not wanted; "undesirable impurities in steel"; "legislation excluding undesirable aliens";"removed the unwanted vegetation"
  undesirable
  desirable worth having or seeking or achieving; "a desirable job"; "computer with many desirable features"; "a desirable outcome"
  hateful evoking or deserving hatred; "no vice is universally as hateful as ingratitude"- Joseph Priestly
  unwanted not wanted; not needed; "tried to give away unwanted kittens"
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