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unanswered

ADJECTIVE
not answered
Synonyms
STRONGEST
ignored
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not explained not responded to pending tabled without reply
Antonyms
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answered certain decided determined mutual reciprocated requited responded to returned settled shared
ADJECTIVE
not refuted
Synonyms
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debatable moot unchallenged undecided undetermined unnoticed unsettled
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disputed in doubt open uncertain unquestioned unrefuted up in the air
Antonyms
STRONGEST
certain decided definite determined settled sure undoubted
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answered mutual reciprocated requited responded to returned shared
ADJECTIVE
not returned
Synonyms
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unrequited
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unreciprocated unreturned
Antonyms
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answered certain decided determined mutual reciprocated requited responded to returned settled shared

Example Sentences

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Parkkonen, who appears on stage as enigmatic and brooding while lamenting his unanswered love next to a flaming confessional, hoped the song will serve as "a helping hand".

From Barron's • Apr. 30, 2026

And Slegers' team made sure to capitalise on the opportunity with seven unanswered goals against Leicester, improving their goal difference to 33 - six behind City.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

Without children as automatic heirs or caregivers, decisions about medical power of attorney, financial power of attorney, long-term care and even funeral logistics can’t be left unanswered.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026

This work addresses one of the biggest unanswered questions in particle physics.

From Science Daily • Apr. 25, 2026

Beadle and Tatum shared a Nobel Prize in 1958 for their discovery, but the Beadle/Tatum experiment raised a crucial question that remained unanswered: How did a gene “encode” information to build a protein?

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee