Definitions

unsolved

ADJECTIVE

insoluble

Synonyms

WEAK

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

Antonyms

WEAK

explainable explicable obvious open solvable

ADJECTIVE

unresolved

Synonyms

STRONGEST

moot pending unanswered undecided undetermined unsettled

WEAK

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

STRONGEST

certain decided definite determined settled sure

WEAK

resolved solved

Example Sentences

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No, Ms. Brown was interested in grief, memory, selective prosecution, hasty police work, the politics of law enforcement, and the need to mollify the public when a heinous crime has been committed and goes unsolved.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

Iranian leaders responded to the latest U.S. proposal, delivered through Pakistani mediators, by offering a gradual reopening of the strait while leaving critical nuclear issues unsolved.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

A review of evidence in the unsolved murder of a Glasgow businessman is taking place, 23 years after his death.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

News of Guthrie’s abduction 18 days ago has triggered a swell of public interest that’s grown as the case goes unsolved.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2026

For all the new knowledge, we still have formidable dis- eases, still unsolved, lacking satisfactory explanation, lack- ing satisfactory treatment.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas

unsolved

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