unanswered
Left without response
Unanswered describes something that hasn't received a response.
An unanswered question remains unresolved.
An unanswered phone keeps ringing.
An unanswered letter sits without reply.
In sports, unanswered points are scored consecutively by one side while the opponent fails to respond: They scored twenty unanswered points in the fourth quarter.
Lacking final determination
- outstandingExceptionally good or unpaid
- awaitingStaying until something arrives
- open-endedLacking fixed boundaries
- unsettledNot yet resolved
undecided · incomplete · unaddressed · unresponded · backlogged · deferred · lingering · hanging
Purposely not noticed
- overlookedNot noticed or considered
- forgottenNo longer recalled
- disregardedNot given consideration
- dismissedReleased from duty
unheeded · sidelined · stonewalled · rebuffed · snubbed · unacknowledged · unreplied · evaded
Not verbally expressed
- muteWithout voice or sound
- wordlessLacking spoken content
- unreturnedNot given back
- nonresponsiveFailing to answer or react
quiet · taciturn · reticent · uncommunicative · voiceless · unuttered · tight-lipped · unvoiced
Not yet clarified
- unsolvedNot yet figured out
- unknownNot yet discovered
- enigmaticPuzzling and obscure
- puzzlingCausing confusion or bewilderment
cryptic · perplexing · baffling · mysterious · unaccounted · obscure · elusive · inscrutable
unresolved
Lacking final determination
- outstandingExceptionally good or unpaid
- awaitingStaying until something arrives
- open-endedLacking fixed boundaries
unsettled · undecided · incomplete · unaddressed · unresponded · backlogged · deferred · lingering · hanging · suspended
ignored
Purposely not noticed
- overlookedNot noticed or considered
- forgottenNo longer recalled
- disregardedNot given consideration
dismissed · unheeded · sidelined · stonewalled · rebuffed · snubbed · unacknowledged · unreplied · evaded · dodged
unspoken
Not verbally expressed
- muteWithout voice or sound
- wordlessLacking spoken content
- unreturnedNot given back
nonresponsive · quiet · taciturn · reticent · uncommunicative · voiceless · unuttered · tight-lipped · unvoiced · hushed
unexplained
Not yet clarified
puzzling · cryptic · perplexing · baffling · mysterious · unaccounted · obscure · elusive · inscrutable · unfathomable
unansweredanswered
Gave a reply
addressed · acknowledged · dealt with · fielded · attended to
unansweredrequited
Returned in kind
reciprocated · returned · mutual · shared · reciprocal