unwanted
/ʌnˈwɒntɪd/
Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.
Also seen as: unwanteds
Sense 1
Meaning · English
Not wanted; unwelcome.
Adjective
Examples
I rebuffed his unwanted advances.
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).
Sense 2
Meaning · English
One who or that is not wanted; an undesirable.
Noun
Examples
What slaves they had bought to carry the goods of the interior back to the coast were the unwanteds of the villages — the persons convicted of crime who would normally have been killed or banished from their communities […]
Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).
Common questions
What does “unwanted” mean?
Not wanted; unwelcome.
Is “unwanted” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.