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unresolved

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adjuncertain; not settled

Word Origin & History

1570s, "undecided" (of questions), from un- (1) "not" + past participle of resolve (v.). Meaning "uncertain in opinion" is attested from 1590s.

Example Sentences for unresolved

One question still is unresolved,--Why do frogs stay and be tickled?

He put aside the unresolved perplexity and took Barney first.

That the question of a God may be unresolved in his mind, all he has to do is to refuse a hearing to the question.

Just here, however, there was an unresolved discord in the imaginative theme.

Thus there is a tragic antithesis in his character—an ...

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Synonyms for unresolved

adj uncertain; not settled

moot
pending
unanswered
undecided
undetermined
unsettled
unsolved
betwixt and between
changing
doubtful
faltering
hesitant
hesitating
hot and cold
incomplete
indecisive
irresolute
open to question
problematical
pussyfooting
unconcluded
unfinished
up in the air
vacillating
vague
waffling

Antonyms for unresolved

certain
decided
definite
determined
settled
sure
resolved
solved

More words related to unresolved

ambivalent

adjective. conflicting

clashing
contradictory
debatable
doubtful
equivocal
fluctuating
hesitant
inconclusive
irresolute
mixed
opposed
uncertain
undecided
unresolved
unsure
vacillating
warring
wavering

conjectural

adjective. speculative

academic
assumed
doubtful
figured
guessing
guesstimated
hypothetical
on a hunch
on a long shot
putative
reputed
supposed
suppositional
suppositious
suppositive
surmised
surmising
suspect
tentative
theoretical
uncertain
unresolved

doubtful

adjective. not believing

agnostic
baffled
confused
discomposed
disconcerted
distracted
distrustful
disturbed
doubting
dubious
equivocal
faithless
faltering
flustered
hesitant
hesitating
in a quandary
in clouds
in dilemma
indecisive
irresolute
like doubting Thomas
lost
not following
of two minds
perplexed
puzzled
questioning
skeptical
suspicious
tentative
theoretical
troubled
uncertain
unconvinced
undecided
unresolved
unsettled
unsure
vacillating
wavering
without belief

insoluble

adjective. mysterious, unable to be solved or answered

baffling
difficult
impenetrable
indecipherable
inexplicable
inextricable
irresolvable
mystifying
obscure
unaccountable
unconcluded
unfathomable
unresolved
unsolvable
unsolved

lukewarm

adjective. indifferent, unenthusiastic

apathetic
chilly
cold
cool
halfhearted
hesitant
indecisive
irresolute
phlegmatic
tepid
uncertain
uncommitted
unconcerned
undecided
uninterested
unresolved
unresponsive
wishy-washy

moot

adjective. doubtful, arguable

at issue
contestable
controversial
debatable
disputable
dubious
open
open to debate
problematic
questionable
suspect
uncertain
undecided
unresolved
unsettled

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