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unanswered

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

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How life began on Earth remains one of science's greatest unanswered questions.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 19, 2026

The data released in June only tracks enrollment through February 2026, so it leaves some unanswered questions, such as how many people found other coverage and how many are uninsured.

From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2026

But that call and two further calls went unanswered.

From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026

This unanswered question lingers, along with an atmosphere of loneliness.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026

But then the farther from home I got, the more doorbells started to go unanswered.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas

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