Synonyms for undecided
- adjective
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Indecisive — uncommitted, not having reached a decision
indecisive, unsure, ambivalent, doubtful, equivocal, weak, dubious, irresolute, mutable, uncertain, wavering, vacillating, indefinite
2. Unsettled — open and not yet settled or determined
3. Undetermined
Definitions
- adj. 1
Open and not yet settled or determined.
The question of man's destiny is still undecided.
- adj. 2
Uncommitted, not having reached a decision.
The result of the election is in doubt because of a large number of undecided voters.
Example sentences
- unsure Tom and Mary seemed somewhat unsure of themselves.
- doubtful It's doubtful whether Tom will be able to do that.
- ambivalent I have this ambivalent attitude towards my boss.
- indecisive I used to be very indecisive, but I'm not anymore.
- unresolved The issue of radioactive waste remains unresolved.
- unsettled Americans appear unsettled and uncontrolled to Japanese.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| undecided | steady | |
| unsure | rising | |
| doubtful | falling | |
| ambivalent | rising | |
| indecisive | steady | |
| unresolved | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- open2, weak1, moot1
- 5 letters
- vague1
- 6 letters
- unsure2
- 7 letters
- pending2, dubious3, mutable3
- 8 letters
- doubtful2, wavering3
- 9 letters
- uncertain3, unsettled3, debatable4, equivocal4
- 10 letters
- indefinite4, unresolved3, ambivalent4, indecisive4, irresolute
- 11 letters
- vacillating4
- 12 letters
- undetermined4
- 13 letters
- indeterminate5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (open2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- indécis
- Deutsch
- Unentschieden
- Català
- indecís