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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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

The Santa Ana Police Department has offered its own reward in that amount for information leading to arrests and convictions in the unsolved crime.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026

The partnership will seek to deploy autonomous vehicles in unsolved areas, such as the intersection of roadways, bike lanes and road-adjacent spaces.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

The worst seems to be over with no newly confirmed cases for a week, but there is still an unsolved mystery - why did this outbreak occur?

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

The precinct interrogation room looked more like file storage, browning manila folders everywhere, lots of unsolved cases.

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin

unsolved

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