unanswered

3 definitions • 4 examples

not answered or explained:

Questions from local residents remained unanswered.

scored one after the other during a period in which the person or team competing against you fails to score:

They scored six unanswered goals to beat the opposing team.

He knocked his opponent out with eight unanswered punches at the close of the seventh round.

(esp. of a letter, question, or telephone call) not reacted to or explained:

She wondered why her calls went unanswered.