unsolved

adjective

un·​solved ˌən-ˈsälvd 

-ˈsȯlvd

: not explained, corrected, or dealt with : not solved

an unsolved problem

unsolved math equations

Examples of unsolved in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But the question remained unsolved for polygons with irrational angles. — Sam MacDonald, Scientific American, 14 Aug. 2026

The first four episodes develop a strong non-fiction narrative about an unsolved crime. — Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 13 Aug. 2026

Keeping it out of the rover’s moving parts is still an unsolved problem. — Wanjiku Chebet Kanjumba, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2026

Guthrie and Feldman have been supporting their children as the disappearance of their grandmother, Savannah’s mother, Nancy Guthrie, remains unsolved. — Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1665, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for unsolved

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