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unabsolved

unabsolved

1 9.6
Not forgiven and still feeling guilty
  • adjective
  • /ˌʌnæbˈsɑlvd/
translation icon : no absuelto
  • He felt unabsolved after the argument.

Examples

  • He carried the weight of his unabsolved sins for years.

  • The mystery remained unabsolved, leaving the family without closure.

  • She felt unabsolved after the argument, unable to move on.

  • The guilt remained unabsolved for many years.

  • The villagers believed that those who died unabsolved would wander the earth forever.

  • He sought the priest's guidance to ensure he was not left unabsolved after his misdeeds.

  • She felt a heavy burden knowing she might leave her family unabsolved for her past mistakes.

Synonyms

unforgiven
vsunabsolved
2 5.8

A wrong action that people still blame someone for and do not accept an apology

is about not being free from blame guilt or moral sin
unsaved
vsunabsolved
2 9.1

A person who does not accept religious forgiveness and may face punishment after death

is about not being freed from blame or guilt rather than religious rescue
unredeemed
vsunabsolved
  • Literature
1 9.2

Not saved from sin and in danger of being punished forever

is about lacking freedom from blame and guilt rather than salvation status
unshriven
vsunabsolved
  • Archaic
9.9

A person who dies without having their sins forgiven

is a general lack of being freed from blame guilt or sin
unpardoned
vsunabsolved
7.7

Not officially forgiven for a crime or bad act

is a general lack of being freed from blame rather than a legal excuse

Antonyms

absolved
  • Formal
6.0

Freed from blame or responsibility for something

How Forgiven

absolved
  • Formal
6.0
unabsolved
1 9.6

Surface Forms

unabsolved positive

Morphology

unabsolved = absolved (transparent) = un + absolve + ed

The adjective is formed by productive negation un- + the participial/adjectival 'absolved', so the negated meaning is directly derivable.

Etymology

Unabsolved starts with un- meaning 'not' and comes from absolve, which has old Latin parts ab- 'away' and solvere 'to loosen', the same root as solve. So, to be unabsolved of blame or sin is to have guilt that was not 'loosened away' — not forgiven.