Undecided

adj, noun, verb

adj, noun, verb ·4 syllables ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A voter etc. who has not yet come to a decision.

    "The real drama came as these two camps fought for undecideds, who literally found themselves in the middle."

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of undecide form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Open and not yet settled or determined.

    "The question of man's destiny is still undecided."

  2. 2
    Uncommitted, not having reached a decision.

    "The result of the election is in doubt because of a large number of undecided voters."

Adjective
  1. 1
    not yet having made a commitment wordnet
  2. 2
    characterized by indecision wordnet
  3. 3
    not brought to a conclusion; subject to further thought wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
ambivalentundeterminedindecisiveambitendentambivalentat issue

Example

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"It is still undecided when we will begin."

Etymology

From Middle English undecided, equivalent to un- + decided.

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