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unanswered

ADJECTIVE
not answered
Synonyms
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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
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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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As a result, some of the worst threats have gone unanswered, or been minimized, or been swept aside under the banner of “free speech.”

From Slate • May 12, 2026

Some engineers don’t believe the math works, and big questions remain unanswered.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

But for now, without the Dutch couple to fill in the gaps and officials unable to fully reconstruct their travels, many questions about how this outbreak started remain unanswered.

From BBC • May 10, 2026

That’s a lot of forward bets, and there are plenty of unanswered questions.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

Nor was Yale allowing the bidding for Lawrence to go unanswered.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik