undetermined

adjective

ˌən-di-ˈtər-mənd How to pronounce undetermined (audio)
Definition of undeterminednext
1
as in vague
not seen or understood clearly an undetermined form seen only from a distance

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2
as in pending
not yet settled or decided the fate of the prisoners is still undetermined

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Recent Examples of undetermined The elevator will start operating at an undetermined date. — Miami Herald, 18 June 2026 While an autopsy was conducted, his cause of death remains undetermined, pending a further investigation, sources said. — John Annese, New York Daily News, 19 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 That money is meant to come from a mix of new local taxes in Lake and Porter Counties, according to the Indiana Capital Chronicle, as well as an as-yet undetermined amount from a $700 million fund from the Indiana Toll Road's private operator. — Sara Tenenbaum, CBS News, 23 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for undetermined
Recent Examples of Synonyms for undetermined
  1. vague
  2. pending
  3. faint
  4. unsettled
  5. unclear
  6. unresolved
  7. debatable
  8. undecided
Adjective
  • There’s no reason to think, for example, that decisions made by political appointees based on vague standards would be any more transparent than those made by peer reviewers based on scientific merit.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 2 July 2026
  • American Mission’s partnership with the company, as well as the ads’ vague message about Donalds, exemplify the opaque nature of the AI industry’s spending in the 2026 election cycle.
    — Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026
Definition of vague
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
  • Croatia looked to have tied the game in the final moments, but the faintest of touches by a Croatian player made Croatia offside.
    — Ashley Mowreader, NBC news, 3 July 2026
  • Look almost directly above Mars for a much fainter, star-like point of light.
    — Joe Rao, Space.com, 3 July 2026
Definition of faint
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
  • Yet whether van Dijk will still be in uniform in 2030 is unclear, making this a chance the Netherlands can’t afford to lose.
    — Andrew Greif, NBC news, 30 June 2026
  • Any plan for data retention policies remains troublingly unclear, and there’s seemingly been no privacy impact assessment weighing the privacy implications of centralizing so much sensitive data in the White House, the Guardian reported.
    — Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 30 June 2026
Definition of unclear
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
Definition of unresolved
Adjective
  • Whether these features will be useful in your daily life is debatable.
    — Christian de Looper, PC Magazine, 30 June 2026
  • Whether Nurse is a good enough player to do that is debatable.
    — Kevin Kurz, New York Times, 24 June 2026
Definition of debatable
Adjective
  • 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, 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
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