Standard Lemma guide

unrequited

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˌʌn.ɹɪˈkwaɪ.tɪd/
  • Canada, US: /ˌʌn.ɹɪˈkwaɪ.tɪd/
  • Canada, US: [ˌʌn.ɹɪˈkwaɪ.ɾɪd]
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • /ˌʌnɹəˈkwaɪtɪd/
  • CMU ARPABET: AH2 N R IY0 K W AY1 T IH0 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Not returned; not reciprocated; not repaid.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • His expressions of love went unrequited.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: unreciprocated

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

not returned in kind

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • unrequited (unanswered) love

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: unanswered, unreciprocated

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English requited English unrequited From un- + requited.

Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: несподелен (nespodelen) — not reciprocated
  • Catalan: no correspost — not reciprocated
  • Chinese Mandarin: 無報答的 /无报答的 (wú bàodá-de) — not reciprocated
  • Chinese Mandarin: 單相思 /单相思 (dānxiāngsī) — not reciprocated
  • Chinese Mandarin: 單戀 /单恋 (dānliàn) — not reciprocated
  • Czech: neopětovaný — not reciprocated
  • Dutch: onbeantwoord — not reciprocated
  • Finnish: yksipuolinen — not reciprocated
  • French: non réciproque — not reciprocated
  • French: à sens unique — not reciprocated
  • German: unerwidert — not reciprocated
  • Greek: ανανταπόδοτος (anantapódotos) — not reciprocated
  • Hungarian: viszonzatlan — not reciprocated
  • Italian: non ricambiato — not reciprocated
  • Italian: non corrisposto — not reciprocated
  • Occitan: non reciproc — not reciprocated
  • Polish: nieodwzajemniony — not reciprocated
  • Portuguese: não correspondido — not reciprocated
  • Russian: неопла́ченный (neopláčennyj) — not reciprocated
  • Russian: неразделённый (nerazdeljónnyj) — not reciprocated
  • Russian: безотве́тный (bezotvétnyj) — not reciprocated
  • Spanish: no correspondido / reciprocado — not reciprocated
  • Spanish: sin contrapartida — not reciprocated
  • Swedish: obesvarad — not reciprocated
Real reading context

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