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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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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

A lot of research has gone into eliminating hallucinations, but it remains an unsolved problem.

From Barron's • Feb. 6, 2026

Finding ways to manage DLK's opposing effects remains an unsolved challenge.

From Science Daily • Jan. 27, 2026

Perhaps the biggest of these unsolved problems is to establish human history as a historical science, on a par with recognized historical sciences such as evolutionary biology, geology, and climatology.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.