Unanswered
adjective
Not responded to or dealt with.
There were many unanswered questions about the accident.
Often appears as...
- unanswered questions
- unanswered mail
adjective
Not defeated or overcome.
The boxing champion was still unanswered after 20 fights.
Often appears as...
- unanswered champion
- unanswered winner
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Technical
adverb
In a way that no one has responded or responded to.
His calls went unanswered.
Often appears as...
- calls went unanswered
- messages remained unanswered
adjective
Not responded to or dealt with.
There were many unanswered questions about the accident.
Often appears as...
- unanswered questions
- unanswered mail
adjective
Not defeated or overcome.
The boxing champion was still unanswered after 20 fights.
Often appears as...
- unanswered champion
- unanswered winner
Usage tips
Technical
adverb
In a way that no one has responded or responded to.
His calls went unanswered.
Often appears as...
- calls went unanswered
- messages remained unanswered
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Implies Neglect
Used when something important didn't receive the necessary attention.
Despite repeated complaints, the safety concerns remained unanswered.
Pro Tip 2/3Expecting Response
Often suggests that a response was expected but not given.
Her emotional plea for help went unanswered.
Pro Tip 3/3Creates Suspense
Can be used to create a sense of mystery or uncertainty.
The clue led to more unanswered questions, deepening the mystery.
Pro Tip 1/3Implies Neglect
Used when something important didn't receive the necessary attention.
Despite repeated complaints, the safety concerns remained unanswered.
Pro Tip 2/3Expecting Response
Often suggests that a response was expected but not given.
Her emotional plea for help went unanswered.
Pro Tip 3/3Creates Suspense
Can be used to create a sense of mystery or uncertainty.
The clue led to more unanswered questions, deepening the mystery.
Pro Tip 1/3Implies Neglect
Used when something important didn't receive the necessary attention.
Despite repeated complaints, the safety concerns remained unanswered.
Pro Tip 2/3Expecting Response
Often suggests that a response was expected but not given.
Her emotional plea for help went unanswered.
Pro Tip 3/3Creates Suspense
Can be used to create a sense of mystery or uncertainty.
The clue led to more unanswered questions, deepening the mystery.
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How we explore...
but imagine designing a particle physics experiment using such sophisticated algorithms that it could teach itself to discover a hyperdimensional graviton. But what if? What if the ultimate What if even artificial intelligence can't help us answer our questions? What if these open questions, for centuries, are destined to be unanswered for the foreseeable future?
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Deep Sea Shark Stakeout...
that we're very privileged to be able to do. - There she is. - Coming back. - Incoming. - Getting to see them in situ, or getting to see them in their environment like this, is a really cool, rare opportunity. So yeah, we don't really know that much about their population structures and dynamics. - There's a lot of unanswered questions about these sharks,
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Do Komodo Dragons Eat...
But it's not overly surprising, like I said, when you've got such a charismatic, incredible animal, but to be fair, people are asking these questions, but even the scientists didn't know until relatively recently that they were venomous, you know, that wasn't known. So all these questions were unanswered for a long time.
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Why Do Sand Tiger Sharks...
mostly females. We have so many unanswered questions. But what we're thinking is that maybe these females are aggregating together during pregnancy so that the males don't try to mate with them again. It could be possible that the females are banding together as kind of a support network.
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Questions No One Knows...
And I have one more piece of good news for you. The quest for knowledge and understanding never gets dull. It doesn't. It's actually the opposite. The more you know, the more amazing the world seems. And it's the crazy possibilities, the unanswered questions, that pull us forward.
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How does cancer spread...
Unfortunately, many questions about metastasis remain unanswered until today. Understanding the exact mechanism holds an important key to finding a cure for advanced stage cancers. By studying both the genetic and environmental factors, which contribute to successful metastasis,
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Why Can't We See...
about the universe. And I have one more piece of good news for you. The quest for knowledge and understanding never gets dull. It doesn't. It's actually the opposite. The more you know, the more amazing the world seems. And it's the crazy possibilities, the unanswered questions,
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Marcus du Sautoy:...
for a donation to this charity to help kids get into education in Guatemala. And I think what drives me, as a mathematician, are those things which are not seen, the things that we haven't discovered. It's all the unanswered questions which make mathematics a living subject.
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Why our universe might...
but it seems a fairly unsatisfactory and incomplete solution. Too many questions are left unanswered. The Higgs boson does not share the beauty, the symmetry, the elegance, of the rest of the elementary particle world.
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Life is messy. Embrace...
myself be wrapped in the dizzying embrace of chaos that I found peace in leaving some messes untied heed and some questions unanswered so much beauty can
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How we explore...
but imagine designing a particle physics experiment using such sophisticated algorithms that it could teach itself to discover a hyperdimensional graviton. But what if? What if the ultimate What if even artificial intelligence can't help us answer our questions? What if these open questions, for centuries, are destined to be unanswered for the foreseeable future?
Video examples
Deep Sea Shark Stakeout...
that we're very privileged to be able to do. - There she is. - Coming back. - Incoming. - Getting to see them in situ, or getting to see them in their environment like this, is a really cool, rare opportunity. So yeah, we don't really know that much about their population structures and dynamics. - There's a lot of unanswered questions about these sharks,
Video examples
Do Komodo Dragons Eat...
But it's not overly surprising, like I said, when you've got such a charismatic, incredible animal, but to be fair, people are asking these questions, but even the scientists didn't know until relatively recently that they were venomous, you know, that wasn't known. So all these questions were unanswered for a long time.
Video examples
Why Do Sand Tiger Sharks...
mostly females. We have so many unanswered questions. But what we're thinking is that maybe these females are aggregating together during pregnancy so that the males don't try to mate with them again. It could be possible that the females are banding together as kind of a support network.
Video examples
Questions No One Knows...
And I have one more piece of good news for you. The quest for knowledge and understanding never gets dull. It doesn't. It's actually the opposite. The more you know, the more amazing the world seems. And it's the crazy possibilities, the unanswered questions, that pull us forward.
Video examples
How does cancer spread...
Unfortunately, many questions about metastasis remain unanswered until today. Understanding the exact mechanism holds an important key to finding a cure for advanced stage cancers. By studying both the genetic and environmental factors, which contribute to successful metastasis,
Video examples
Why Can't We See...
about the universe. And I have one more piece of good news for you. The quest for knowledge and understanding never gets dull. It doesn't. It's actually the opposite. The more you know, the more amazing the world seems. And it's the crazy possibilities, the unanswered questions,
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Marcus du Sautoy:...
for a donation to this charity to help kids get into education in Guatemala. And I think what drives me, as a mathematician, are those things which are not seen, the things that we haven't discovered. It's all the unanswered questions which make mathematics a living subject.
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Why our universe might...
but it seems a fairly unsatisfactory and incomplete solution. Too many questions are left unanswered. The Higgs boson does not share the beauty, the symmetry, the elegance, of the rest of the elementary particle world.
Video examples
Life is messy. Embrace...
myself be wrapped in the dizzying embrace of chaos that I found peace in leaving some messes untied heed and some questions unanswered so much beauty can
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Graham Moore
American Writer
The enduring appeal of mystery stories for all of us is that the world is a pretty confusing place. There's a lot of really unanswered things, and perhaps the scariest notion would be that there might not always be answers out there for us.
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Ravi Zacharias
American Author
Who is God? Who are we? What is our purpose? All these questions remain unanswered. I want to reach the genuine seeker of spiritual well-being. My goal is to satisfy the hunger and longing for those who are seeking the truth.
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David Fahrenthold
American Journalist
Many graduates, moving often in the first years of their post-college life, simply forget to update their addresses with Harvard, and so bills go unanswered and uncollected. This is called a 'technical default.
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Peter Abrahams
South African Novelist
We do not ask the right questions when we are young, so we miss the important answers. Now it is too late to ask, too late for the illuminating answers, and the unanswered questions haunt us for a lifetime.
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Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
Russian Scientist
My entire life consisted of musings, calculations, practical works, and trials. Many questions remain unanswered; many works are incomplete or unpublished. The most important things still lie ahead.
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Nadia Murad
Iraqi Activist
The terrorists didn't think that Yazidi girls would have the courage to tell the world every detail of what they did to us. We defy them by not letting their crimes go unanswered.
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Tennessee Williams
American Dramatist
Life is an unanswered question, but let's still believe in the dignity and importance of the question.
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Mark Batterson
American Clergyman
The greatest tragedy in life is that some prayers go unanswered as they go unasked.
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Saint Teresa of Avila
Spanish Saint
More tears are shed over answered prayers than unanswered ones.
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Willie Brown
Athlete
In politics, a lie unanswered becomes truth within 24 hours.
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Graham Moore
American Writer
The enduring appeal of mystery stories for all of us is that the world is a pretty confusing place. There's a lot of really unanswered things, and perhaps the scariest notion would be that there might not always be answers out there for us.
Quote examples
Ravi Zacharias
American Author
Who is God? Who are we? What is our purpose? All these questions remain unanswered. I want to reach the genuine seeker of spiritual well-being. My goal is to satisfy the hunger and longing for those who are seeking the truth.
Quote examples
David Fahrenthold
American Journalist
Many graduates, moving often in the first years of their post-college life, simply forget to update their addresses with Harvard, and so bills go unanswered and uncollected. This is called a 'technical default.
Quote examples
Peter Abrahams
South African Novelist
We do not ask the right questions when we are young, so we miss the important answers. Now it is too late to ask, too late for the illuminating answers, and the unanswered questions haunt us for a lifetime.
Quote examples
Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
Russian Scientist
My entire life consisted of musings, calculations, practical works, and trials. Many questions remain unanswered; many works are incomplete or unpublished. The most important things still lie ahead.
Quote examples
Nadia Murad
Iraqi Activist
The terrorists didn't think that Yazidi girls would have the courage to tell the world every detail of what they did to us. We defy them by not letting their crimes go unanswered.
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Tennessee Williams
American Dramatist
Life is an unanswered question, but let's still believe in the dignity and importance of the question.
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Mark Batterson
American Clergyman
The greatest tragedy in life is that some prayers go unanswered as they go unasked.
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Saint Teresa of Avila
Spanish Saint
More tears are shed over answered prayers than unanswered ones.
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Willie Brown
Athlete
In politics, a lie unanswered becomes truth within 24 hours.
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