unsolved

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UK/ʌnˈsɒlvd/US/ʌnˈsɑlvd/US/ʌnˈsɔlvd/

adjective

Not yet solved.

“an unsolved crime”

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Meanings

adjectiveunsolved (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot yet solved.

    an unsolved crime

    1 more example

    an unsolved crossword puzzle

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivenot solved

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Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Englishsolved
  9. Englishunsolved

From un- + solved.

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Translations

Bulgarian нерешен
  • нерешен (nerešen)not yet solved
Finnish ratkaisematon
  • ratkaisematonnot yet solved
German ungelöst, unaufgeklärt
  • ungelöstnot yet solved
  • unaufgeklärtnot yet solved
Hindi अनसुलझा
  • अनसुलझा (ansuljhā)not yet solved
Hungarian megoldatlan
  • megoldatlannot yet solved
Italian irrisolto
  • irrisoltonot yet solved
Norwegian uløst
  • uløstnot yet solved
Portuguese irresoluto, não resolvido
  • irresolutonot yet solved
  • não resolvidonot yet solved
Romanian nerezolvat, nedezlegat
  • nerezolvatnot yet solved
  • nedezlegatnot yet solved
  • nesoluționatnot yet solved
Swedish olöst
  • olöstnot yet solved

Rhymes & wordplay

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Cite this entry
APA

unsolved. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unsolved

MLA

“unsolved.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unsolved. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unsolved,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unsolved.

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