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1) a piece of unwanted clothing (cast-off)

2) the act of clearing up, removing unwanted things, making something tidy (clearance)

3) to send away (an unwanted person) from a country (deport)

4) a pipe, channel etc used for carrying away water, sewage and other unwanted liquids (drain)

5) to remove (something); get rid of (something) because unnecessary or unwanted (eliminate)

6) to set (a person, oneself) free (from being held, from an unwanted responsibility etc) (extricate)

7) to force a person or something unpleasant or unwanted on a person (inflict)

8) unwanted piece of paper, wrappings, bottles etc left lying about in a room; all the young ones of an animal born at the same time (litter)

9) of the lower part of the back; timber (the usual word); useless or unwanted articles (lumber)

10) to push (oneself, opinions etc) forward, especially when unwanted (obtrude)

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Meaning:
inadmissible

that cannot be admitted or allowed

not appropriate

needless

unnecessary

unnecessary, groundless

redundant

no longer needed (especially a person being made unemployed); no longer or not used or useful

excessive; repetitious

spare

kept for use when needed; additional to what is being or will be used; a spare part (for a machine or engine); (to agree) to avoid hurting, punishing, destroying, (a person, building etc)

extra, reserve

superfluous

more than is needed or wanted

extra, unnecessary

unacceptable

not acceptable

not suitable or satisfactory

uncalled-for

not justified, desirable or necessary

unnecessary

undesirable

(of a person) not welcome, liked

offensive, unacceptable

unlikable

not likable

offensive, unacceptable

unpopular

not popular

not liked or sought after

unwelcome

(of a person) not welcome; (of weather, criticism, behaviour) not liked because bad, inappropriate

not wanted, desired

UNWANTED as in Wiktionary
UNWANTED as in Wikipedia