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 State Navigate has Bottoms ahead at 51%, Jackson at 44%, and 5% undecided. — Irene Wright, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026 White voters favored Rogers 49%-43% with 8% undecided; Blacks voters favored El-Sayed 77%-9%, with 14% undecided. — Todd Spangler, Freep.com, 31 Aug. 2026 Although the association’s alert calls for urgency legislation, Lennox said the proposal’s final vehicle remains undecided. — Chaewon Chung updated August 26, Sacbee.com, 26 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for undecided

Recent Examples of Synonyms for undecided

Adjective

That matters for OpenAI because Texas is central to Stargate, with its flagship site in Abilene, and additional pending projects in the state.

— Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
Court records indicate the bankruptcy proceedings remain pending.

— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of pending

Adjective

Margarita, who studied jewelry design, is unsure whether Princess Margaret would have been a fan of her jewelry preferences.

— Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 1 Sep. 2026
For the first ten minutes, the audience seems a little unsure where any of this is going — something Lyons is self-aware enough to address.

— Rebecca Rosman, NPR, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of unsure

Adjective

The unsettled partisan lines around this issue have allowed anger, rooted in decades of deindustrialization and public austerity, to flourish in the electorate.

— Dan Kaufman, New Yorker, 28 Aug. 2026
South Florida’s turbulent weather since the weekend that killed a mother and her daughter, spawned an Everglades wildfire, and mixed heat with storms looks to remain unsettled — including for Friday’s Miami Dolphins home game.

— Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of unsettled

Adjective

And given their preference for rocky environments over sandy lagoons and the crabs’ reproductive prowess, fishermen and experts alike are skeptical.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Sep. 2026
The early sales reps who thrived on instinct and relationships start selling into a market that’s crowded, educated and skeptical.

— Doug May, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of skeptical

Adjective

At the time, the amount Baldoni and his production company, Wayfarer Studios, would have to pay remained undetermined.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Despite extensive investigation, the manner in which the COVID-19 pandemic started is yet undetermined.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of undetermined

Adjective

Glendale police received multiple calls about a suspicious male adult, with officers first responding to a retail store in the 1500 block of Glenoaks Boulevard.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2026
By the time something appears suspicious, causality is fragmented across systems, logs and identities.

— Brian Contos, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of suspicious

Adjective

The days spent with the other witnesses as well as the encounters and testimonies shed light on events that had remained unresolved for decades.

— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 31 Aug. 2026
Pending lawsuits, tax liens, judgments or other unresolved legal or financial issues.

— Carson Brunson, CNBC, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of unresolved

Adjective

Gray Interiors Named Most Controversial Home Trend Topping the list for most controversial design trends is the ever-debatable millennial gray.

— Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Aug. 2026
Plain Glossy White and Round Plates This is highly debatable even among our experts.

— Sheila Kim, The Spruce, 30 Aug. 2026