unbidden
not ordered or commanded; spontaneous.
not asked or summoned; uninvited.
Origin of unbidden
1- Sometimes un·bid .
Words Nearby unbidden
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How to use unbidden in a sentence
The two experiences combined, unbidden, into a vertiginous sensation of time travel.
In San Francisco, arresting sculptures disrupt life at the intersection of Afrofuturism and hippie vibes | Sebastian Smee | July 8, 2021 | Washington PostHe seemed very much a chief and the spectators all rose unbidden.
The judge paused when he realized that Sulaiman had risen unbidden.
Bin Laden’s Son-in-Law Is Arraigned Just Blocks From the Twin Towers | Michael Daly | March 9, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTIn what threatened to be a hush, one of the visitors offered some unbidden news.
Hurricane Sandy Victim Jacob Vogelman’s Mother Remembers His Life | Michael Daly | November 1, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTNo wonder some of the smartest companies are pre-empting this and swiftly pledging to make necessary changes unbidden.
The words of the priest at the railway inn flashed across his brain unbidden: "You will find it different."
Three More John Silence Stories | Algernon BlackwoodAscending into the Time Observatory a thought came unbidden into his mind: Others he saved, himself he could not save.
The Man from Time | Frank Belknap Longunbidden, the Abbot had gone forward through the great doorway and down the gallery that led to the hall of Condillac.
St. Martin's Summer | Rafael SabatiniAnd as the pale sweet face of the mother met the bright and rosy child-face, each of them was wet with a rush of unbidden tears.
Eric, or Little by Little | Frederic W. FarrarBut worse, still worse, they saw through their girlish spectacles dimmed with unbidden tears.
Mr. Dooley Says | Finley Dunne
British Dictionary definitions for unbidden
/ (ʌnˈbɪdən) /
not ordered or commanded; voluntary or spontaneous
not invited or asked
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