UNDECIDED Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

undecided

adjective

ˌən-di-ˈsī-dəd

Definition of undecided

as in pending

not yet settled or decided a number of undecided matters still before the committee

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as in unsure

not feeling sure about the truth, wisdom, or trustworthiness of someone or something voters still seem to be undecided about that candidate's fitness for the office of president

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Recent Examples of undecided Real-world error includes sources of error beyond sampling error, such as nonresponse bias, coverage error, late shifts among undecided voters and error in estimating the composition of the electorate. — New York Times, 1 July 2026 The first post-runoff poll from TPOR in May showed Middleton leading Johnson 44% to 39%, with 13% still undecided. — Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 1 July 2026 Baidu confidentially filed a listing application for Kunlunxin on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange at the start of the year, though offering details, including size and structure, were undecided then. — Justina Lee, CNBC, 29 June 2026 Trump’s sagging approval rating comes as Democrats have a chance at outperforming Republicans in midterms, with Emerson’s May poll showing Democrats with a 9-point advantage on the generic congressional ballot, though 9% of voters were undecided. — Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for undecided

Recent Examples of Synonyms for undecided

Adjective

Penguins pre-free agency re-signings The biggest pending unrestricted free agent for the Penguins going into this offseason was center and assistant captain Evgeni Malkin.

— Patrick Damp, CBS News, 1 July 2026
The Sabres received a 2027 third-round pick and forward David Kämpf, who’s a pending UFA, from the Capitals.

— Matthew Fairburn, New York Times, 24 June 2026

Definition of pending

Adjective

Standards are high at the Etihad Stadium after 10 years of Guardiola and Manchester City is counting on Maresca being the right man to keep this going even if many of the club’s own supporters are unsure.

— Graham Ruthven, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
People are unsure about the industry for good reason, with everything happening with AI and in the world.

— Clayton Davis, Variety, 28 June 2026

Definition of unsure

Adjective

The unsettled conference status for Ursuline is causing the school harm, the complaint contends.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 6 July 2026
After a stormy Fourth of July weekend, Baltimore will begin the week with unsettled weather as a slow-moving system lingers over the region.

— Baltimore Sun staff, Baltimore Sun, 6 July 2026

Definition of unsettled

Adjective

When Axsome went public in 2015, Wall Street was skeptical and the company’s stock puttered along under $10 for years.

— Amy Feldman, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Contrary to what the public has been led to believe, America’s Founding Fathers were skeptical and anxious about democracy.

— Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 1 July 2026

Definition of skeptical

Adjective

An autopsy left the cause of death as undetermined, though there were no obvious signs of trauma on the bones discovered.

— Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 29 June 2026
Marie-Philip Poulin, captain of the Montreal Victoire and the Canadian women’s national hockey team, will undergo surgery on her ACL and meniscus in July and will be out for an undetermined amount of time.

— Hailey Salvian, New York Times, 25 June 2026

Definition of undetermined

Adjective

Large-scale events involve tabletop exercises with law enforcement, fire departments, emergency managers and venue officials running through countless scenarios — evacuations, suspicious packages, drones and crowd surges.

— Bryan West, USA Today, 1 July 2026
Residents who witness suspicious activity can contact non-emergency dispatch at 503-629-0111 or call 911 when appropriate.

— Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026

Definition of suspicious

Adjective

The union said that unresolved complaints made against Hawk and existing climate issues have significantly diminished confidence among many educators.

— Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 6 July 2026
And until organizations are willing to ask structural questions rather than people questions, the condition will persist — well-documented, carefully measured, and entirely unresolved.

— Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026