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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She said lax city policies and frequent non-response to citizen pleas for help have created the unsolved problems residents deal with daily.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026

The case went unsolved for about two decades until federal prosecutors filed charges against the three men.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 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

This is one of the great unsolved problems in science.

From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan

unsolved

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