answerless
Lacking any resolution
Answerless describes something that has no answer or cannot be answered.
An answerless question may be unanswerable in principle, like certain philosophical puzzles, or simply one that no one has yet solved: She lay awake with answerless questions about her future.
The word is uncommon but transparent in meaning.
Puzzling question to solve
- conundrumPerplexing problem or question
- paradoxSeemingly absurd truth
- puzzleChallenge testing ingenuity
- mysterySomething unexplained or unknown
sphinx · cryptic · enigmatic · perplexing · inscrutable · unfathomable · inexplicable · abstruse
Beyond verbal expression
- unknowableImpossible to understand
- philosophicalConcerned with fundamental truths
- existentialRelating to existence itself
- metaphysicalBeyond the material realm
rhetorical · profound · cosmic · eternal · ultimate · transcendent · impenetrable · fathomless
Not easily understood
- vagueUnclear, ill-defined
- nebulousUnclear and formless
- indistinctUnclear, hard to perceive
- murkyDark and unclear
hazy · fuzzy · equivocal · indefinite · imprecise · obscure · clouded · uncertain
Not yet resolved
- undecidedNot having chosen
- inconclusiveNot yielding a decision
- pendingAwaiting resolution or decision
- open-endedLacking fixed boundaries
indeterminate · unfinished · incomplete · hanging · lingering · outstanding · dangling · suspended
riddle
Puzzling question to solve
- conundrumPerplexing problem or question
- paradoxSeemingly absurd truth
- puzzleChallenge testing ingenuity
mystery · sphinx · cryptic · enigmatic · perplexing · inscrutable · unfathomable · inexplicable · abstruse · arcane
ineffable
Beyond verbal expression
- unknowableImpossible to understand
- philosophicalConcerned with fundamental truths
- existentialRelating to existence itself
metaphysical · rhetorical · profound · cosmic · eternal · ultimate · transcendent · impenetrable · fathomless · boundless
unclear
Not easily understood
- vagueUnclear, ill-defined
- nebulousUnclear and formless
- indistinctUnclear, hard to perceive
murky · hazy · fuzzy · equivocal · indefinite · imprecise · obscure · clouded · uncertain · confused
unsettled
Not yet resolved
- undecidedNot having chosen
- inconclusiveNot yielding a decision
- pendingAwaiting resolution or decision
open-ended · indeterminate · unfinished · incomplete · hanging · lingering · outstanding · dangling · suspended · unaddressed
answerlessanswered
Gave a reply
solved · resolved · settled · figured out · explained
answerlesscertain
Free from doubt
known · definite · established · conclusive · clear
answer, answers, answering, answered, unanswered, unanswerable, answerer