Unanswered Meaning
/ˌʌˈnænsərd/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjThat has not been answered or addressed.
Sentence Examples
Do we have more unanswered letters?
There are still too many unanswered questions.
There are still a lot of unanswered questions.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Several important questions remained ____ after the press conference despite being asked repeatedly.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Many of his questions about the project remained ____, which made him feel very frustrated and quite confused today.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English unansuered, unanswerd, equivalent to un- + answered.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"The timing of the incident raised the question, almost certainly destined to remain unanswered, of whether, having allowed the escapers to pass by unhindered, the culprit had waited specifically for the yellow jersey group before sowing his mischief."
— 2012 July 15, Richard Williams, Tour de France 2012: Carpet tacks cannot force Bradley Wiggins off track, Guardian Unlimited:
"The Helong city government said a 55-year-old man surnamed Zhao, his 26-year-old daughter and another man aged 67 were killed Saturday. It said in a statement that police from the provincial to the local levels were investigating.[…]
Calls to Helong city and Yanbian prefecture government spokesmen rang unanswered on Thursday."
— 2015 April 30, Christopher Bodeen, “3 killed in Chinese town where North Koreans blamed in past”, in AP News, archived from the original on 26 May 2022:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Several important questions remained ____ after the press conference despite being asked repeatedly.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
Many of his questions about the project remained ____, which made him feel very frustrated and quite confused today.