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unsolved

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ʌnˈsɒlvd/
  • General-American: /ʌnˈsɑlvd/
  • General-American: /ʌnˈsɔlvd/
  • rhymes with -ɒlvd
  • CMU ARPABET: AH0 N S AA1 L V D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Not yet solved.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • an unsolved crime
  • an unsolved crossword puzzle

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

not solved

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • many crimes remain unsolved
  • many problems remain unresolved

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: unresolved

Antonyms: solved

History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English solved English unsolved From un- + solved.

Across languages

Translations

14 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: нерешен (nerešen) — not yet solved
  • Finnish: ratkaisematon — not yet solved
  • German: ungelöst — not yet solved
  • German: unaufgeklärt — not yet solved
  • Hindi: अनसुलझा (ansuljhā) — not yet solved
  • Hungarian: megoldatlan — not yet solved
  • Italian: irrisolto — not yet solved
  • Norwegian: uløst — not yet solved
  • Portuguese: irresoluto — not yet solved
  • Portuguese: não resolvido — not yet solved
  • Romanian: nerezolvat — not yet solved
  • Romanian: nedezlegat — not yet solved
  • Romanian: nesoluționat — not yet solved
  • Swedish: olöst — not yet solved