unanswered
adjective
un·an·swered
ˌən-ˈan(t)-sərd 
1
: not answered
unanswered letters
2
: scored in succession during a period in which an opponent fails to score
scored 20 unanswered points in the last quarter
Examples of unanswered in a Sentence
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The Jia Tan persona has vanished since the backdoor was discovered, and emails sent by WIRED to a Gmail address linked to it have gone unanswered.
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Andy Greenberg and Matt Burgess, WIRED, 3 Apr. 2024
Should Israel take Rafah and secure the border, the question of who will govern Gaza after the fighting ends remains unanswered.
—Steven Erlanger, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2024
Legal outcomes aside, there’s an enormous question that remains unanswered: Could ByteDance even agree to sell TikTok?
—David Meyer, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2024
Many questions remain unanswered in the bizarre case.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2024
But the current nature of Palestinian leadership also leaves many questions unanswered.
—Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2024
Key financial questions went unanswered, including the amount of money that would come from state and city government.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2024
That statement left many of the biggest questions on his stance unanswered.
—Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR, 10 Apr. 2024
In the end, there may be a lot of unanswered questions and thoughts — around the shoulda, woulda, coulda, and around the decisions that were made.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 2 Apr. 2024
Andy Greenberg and Matt Burgess, WIRED, 3 Apr. 2024
Should Israel take Rafah and secure the border, the question of who will govern Gaza after the fighting ends remains unanswered.
—Steven Erlanger, New York Times, 24 Apr. 2024
Legal outcomes aside, there’s an enormous question that remains unanswered: Could ByteDance even agree to sell TikTok?
—David Meyer, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2024
Many questions remain unanswered in the bizarre case.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2024
But the current nature of Palestinian leadership also leaves many questions unanswered.
—Tracy Wilkinson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Apr. 2024
Key financial questions went unanswered, including the amount of money that would come from state and city government.
—Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2024
That statement left many of the biggest questions on his stance unanswered.
—Danielle Kurtzleben, NPR, 10 Apr. 2024
In the end, there may be a lot of unanswered questions and thoughts — around the shoulda, woulda, coulda, and around the decisions that were made.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 2 Apr. 2024
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“Unanswered.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unanswered. Accessed 2 May. 2024.
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