unanswered

/ (ʌnˈɑːnsəd) /

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not answered or replied tomany unanswered questions

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His boss, whom he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

His boss, who he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

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Words nearby unanswered

unanimity, unanimous, unanimously, unannounced, unanswerable, unanswered, unanticipated, unapologetic, unapologetically, unappealable, unappealing

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How to use unanswered in a sentence

Whether he can do it on the national stage is the unanswered question.
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Logan complains that his requests for information remain unanswered.
What It Takes to Kill a Grizzly Bear|Doug Peacock|November 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The big unanswered question, Bratton said, is what to do with all the video footage captured by the cameras.
Your Arrest Video Is Going Online. Who Will See It?|Jacob Siegel|September 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The artillery fire in Ukraine stopped, but there were still many questions left unanswered.
Putin's 'Peace' In Ukraine|Anna Nemtsova|September 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST

ISIS took over the city in July, after months of desperate warnings from the FSA to Western countries went unanswered.
Obama Is Just 'Tickling' ISIS, Syrian Rebels Say|Josh Rogin|August 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He had a theory that most letters, if left long enough unanswered, answered themselves.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland|Joseph Tatlow
The Seneschal turned to her again with his unanswered questions touching the end of that butchery above-stairs.
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini
These and many other questions scientists variously answer, but leave unanswered after all.
Gospel Philosophy|J. H. Ward
Correspondents will please accept this statement as an explanation why their letters to him have remained unanswered.
Harper's Young People, November 30, 1880|Various
Mr. Crowe managed to scramble up the bank, but his calls to his companion were unanswered.
The British Expedition to the Crimea|William Howard Russell

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