UNRESOLVED Synonyms: 21 Similar and Opposite Words

unresolved

adjective

ˌən-ri-ˈzälvd

Definition of unresolved

as in pending

not yet settled or decided we have to deal with several unresolved issues

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Recent Examples of unresolved The Miami Beach Planning Board voted 5-1 Tuesday to approve additional floor space, but the height dispute with the neighboring Shelborne hotel remains unresolved. — Miami Herald, 10 July 2026 Whaling says the current debate reflects an issue left unresolved in 2018. — Peter Su, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026 But there are unresolved questions about the timing of a special election under the untested law, and the seat could remain vacant until January. — Bill Barrow, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026 Years later, seeing him again at Stagecoach reopened old wounds and forced her to confront how much unresolved emotion still remained. — Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for unresolved

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City spokesperson Sherae Honeycutt declined to comment on the rulings, saying the lawsuits remain pending.

— Ben Wheeler July 9, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2026
Penguins pre-free agency re-signings The biggest pending unrestricted free agent for the Penguins going into this offseason was center and assistant captain Evgeni Malkin.

— Patrick Damp, CBS News, 1 July 2026

Definition of pending

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That should make Earth’s magnetic field more disturbed than usual, with mostly unsettled or active conditions and a chance of brief G1 geomagnetic storms.

— Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
The lack of regulation and the unsettled law surrounding prediction markets have raised serious concerns on Capitol Hill.

— Luke Garrett, NPR, 9 July 2026

Definition of unsettled

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An autopsy left the cause of death as undetermined, though there were no obvious signs of trauma on the bones discovered.

— Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 29 June 2026
Marie-Philip Poulin, captain of the Montreal Victoire and the Canadian women’s national hockey team, will undergo surgery on her ACL and meniscus in July and will be out for an undetermined amount of time.

— Hailey Salvian, New York Times, 25 June 2026

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