unrequited

adjective

un·​re·​quit·​ed ˌən-ri-ˈkwī-təd 

: not requited : not reciprocated or returned in kind

unrequited love

Examples of unrequited in a Sentence

a song about unrequited love

Recent Examples on the Web

Rooted in Punjabi lyrics, the song’s universal themes of unrequited love and restlessness come alive through Devika’s soulful vocals and Michael Brook’s masterful production and composition. —Mandeep Rai, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025

Another threatened suicide in an email to an unrequited love. —Claire Bryan and Sharon Lurye, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Mar. 2025

Its themes of fatal abuses of power and unhinged, unrequited love will never stop being relevant or fascinating. —E.r. Zarevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Mar. 2025

Clark Gable and Vivien Leigh will forever be a lot of people’s model for perfect, unrequited love, and the movie’s rich colors and spare-no-expense costume and production design remain the Academy’s Platonic ideal of sumptuousness. —Will Leitch, Vulture, 3 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1556, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for unrequited

• copyrighted
• expedited
• extradited
• reunited
• uninvited
• affrighted
• alighted
• benighted
• delighted
• excited
• farsighted
• highlighted