unaddressed

adjective

un·​ad·​dressed ˌən-ə-ˈdrest 

-a-

: not addressed: such as

a

: not bearing a mailing address

an unaddressed envelope/package

b

: not brought up for discussion or consideration

an unaddressed problem

an issue that has gone unaddressed for too long

Examples of unaddressed in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Left unaddressed, this loop does not resolve on its own. —Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 1 Apr. 2026

Left unaddressed, a voter in Maryland who prefers a House majority willing to check the power of the White House will have their vote diminished by what Republicans are doing elsewhere in the country. —Eric H. Holder Jr, Baltimore Sun, 23 Feb. 2026

Workplace harassment remains prevalent and often goes unreported and unaddressed, according to new data released this week in the 2026 State of Workplace Harassment Report, published by Traliant, a human resources compliance training organization. —Michelle Travis, Forbes.com, 5 Feb. 2026

The man’s insight led me to a realization: Mental strain is an unaddressed frontier of hearing technology. —IEEE Spectrum, 7 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1775, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for unaddressed

• abreast
• accessed
• addressed
• appressed
• armrest
• arrest
• assessed
• attest
• backrest
• behest
• bequest
• caressed