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

Key questions of Hamas disarming, further Israeli troop pullbacks and future governance of Gaza remain unresolved. —Jana Choukeir, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025

What remains concerningly unresolved, however, is whether a new hockey arena in Milan will be ready to host a competition that will see NHL players take part for the first time since 2014. —Andrew Greif, NBC news, 29 Oct. 2025

Still, the underlying tensions remain unresolved. —Hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025

To be sure, other areas such as the export of Nvidia chips and the TikTok divestiture remain unresolved. —Sean Conlon,pia Singh, CNBC, 29 Oct. 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