unresolved

adjective

un·​re·​solved ˌən-ri-ˈzälvd 

-ˈzȯlvd,

 also  -ˈzävd,

 or  -ˈzȯvd

: not settled, solved, or brought to resolution : not resolved

an unresolved issue

a question that was left unresolved

Synonyms

• pending
• unsettled
• undetermined

Examples of unresolved in a Sentence

we have to deal with several unresolved issues

Recent Examples on the Web

Retail sales, industrial and investment figures missed expectations — underscoring a still unresolved real estate slump — that Chinese Premier Li Qiang acknowledged in a government meeting Monday. —Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2025

Post-meeting comments from European leaders, though, hinted at unresolved obstacles to peace. —David Brennan, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2025

The Black Sea region stands out as a canvas of chokepoints and competing sovereignties, of energy routes and grain corridors, of overlapping jurisdictions and unresolved conflicts. —Galip Dalay, Time, 19 Aug. 2025

As someone who aged out of foster care and navigated homelessness from 18-24 years old and raised her siblings while earning her PhD, Keating understands the toll of unresolved trauma. —Ginger Gentile, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1565, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for unresolved

• absolved
• devolved
• dissolved
• evolved
• involved
• resolved
• revolved
• unsolved
• redissolved
• undissolved
• uninvolved
• solved

Medical Definition

unresolved

adjective

un·​re·​solved -ri-ˈzälvd, -ˈzȯlvd 

: not resolved : not having undergone resolution

unresolved pneumonia