unanswered

/'ʌn'ɑ:nsəd/

Thân thiện

Her unanswered letter remained on the desk.

Definition

Adjective 1. Not answered or replied to: Refers to a question, request, or communication that has not received a response. 2. Not refuted or countered: Refers to an argument, claim, or point that has not been challenged or disproven. 3. Not reciprocated or returned: Refers to a feeling or action that is not matched or responded to in kind.

Usage Examples

• The student's question remained unanswered after the lecture.
• Despite numerous emails, my inquiry is still unanswered.
• His criticism of the policy went unanswered during the debate.
• She left the message unanswered for several days.
• The mystery of the missing artifact is still unanswered.

Advanced Usage

• "to leave a question unanswered": To deliberately not provide an answer to a question.
  • The politician chose to leave the controversial question unanswered.
• "an unanswered prayer": A plea or request (often in a religious context) that is perceived as not being granted or acknowledged.
  • He struggled with his faith after years of what felt like unanswered prayers.

Variants and Related Words

• Answer (verb/noun): To respond to a question; a reply.
• Unanswerable (adjective): Impossible to answer or refute.
  • The philosopher posed an unanswerable question about the nature of existence.

Synonyms

• Unresolved: Not settled or concluded.
• Ignored: Refused to take notice of or acknowledge.
• Unrequited: (Of love or affection) not returned or reciprocated.

Related Phrases

• Unanswered call: A telephone call that was not picked up.
  • I have three unanswered calls from an unknown number.
• Unanswered challenge: A provocation or dare that has not been accepted or addressed.
  • The champion viewed the newcomer's boast as an unanswered challenge.

Idioms

• A question mark hanging over something / An unanswered question: An issue that remains uncertain or unresolved.
  • A big question mark hangs over the company's future.
  • The cause of the accident is still an unanswered question.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. not returned in kind
   • unrequited (unanswered) love

Từ đồng nghĩa

• unreciprocated
• unrequited