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
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It’s left a hole in Morticia’s life, and a lot of unanswered questions.
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Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
But Yue also admitted that this was still a very small study and that many questions are still left unanswered.
—Eva Amsen, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Conversation stops abruptly; texts or app messages go unanswered without excuse or explanation.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2025
The question of who was responsible would go unanswered for 20 years.
—Mitchell Willetts, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Sep. 2025
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Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2025
But Yue also admitted that this was still a very small study and that many questions are still left unanswered.
—Eva Amsen, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Conversation stops abruptly; texts or app messages go unanswered without excuse or explanation.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2025
The question of who was responsible would go unanswered for 20 years.
—Mitchell Willetts, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Sep. 2025
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“Unanswered.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unanswered. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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