unavenged
Wrong not righted
Unavenged describes a wrong or death that has not been retaliated against or punished.
The word carries a sense of injustice left standing: Her murder remained unavenged for decades.
It often appears in contexts of honor, blood feuds, or moral obligation: He swore his father's death would not go unavenged.
Lacking deserved consequences
- unansweredLacking any response
- unchallengedFacing no opposition
- unrepaidNot yet paid back
- unrequitedNot returned in kind
scot-free · unaccountable · exempt · pardoned · absolved · overlooked · ignored · unpenalized
Awaiting resolution or decision
- unsettledNot yet resolved
- outstandingExceptionally good or unpaid
- unfinishedNot yet complete
- openNot closed
lingering · haunting · nagging · unaddressed · unrectified · unremedied · unredressed · dangling
Freedom from consequences
- wrongdoingUnethical or illegal action
- atrocityUnforgivable mass cruelty
- violationBreaking of rules
- grievanceFormal claim of unfairness
oppression · victim · abuse · exploitation · iniquity · crime · massacre · murder
unpunished
Lacking deserved consequences
- unansweredLacking any response
- unchallengedFacing no opposition
- unrepaidNot yet paid back
unrequited · scot-free · unaccountable · exempt · pardoned · absolved · overlooked · ignored · unpenalized · acquitted
pending
Awaiting resolution or decision
- unsettledNot yet resolved
- outstandingExceptionally good or unpaid
- unfinishedNot yet complete
open · lingering · haunting · nagging · unaddressed · unrectified · unremedied · unredressed · dangling · suspended
impunity
Freedom from consequences
- wrongdoingUnethical or illegal action
- atrocityUnforgivable mass cruelty
- violationBreaking of rules
grievance · oppression · victim · abuse · exploitation · iniquity · crime · massacre · murder · bloodshed
bitterness
Sharp, unpleasant taste or feeling
- grudgePersistent resentment toward someone
- animosityActive, bitter hostility
- rancorLasting bitter resentment
spite · vengefulness · wrath · grievance · hatred · enmity · ill-will · indignation · festering · seething