undecided

adjective

un·​de·​cid·​ed ˌən-di-ˈsī-dəd 

1

: not having made a decision

undecided voters

… jurors announced they had reached verdicts on some counts, but remained undecided on some of the most serious charges.

—David A. Kaplan

2

: not having an answer or result : not yet determined or settled

an undecided question/issue

Synonyms

• pending
• unsettled
• undetermined
• unresolved
• debatable

Examples of undecided in a Sentence

a number of undecided matters still before the committee

voters still seem to be undecided about that candidate's fitness for the office of president

Recent Examples on the Web

Kiley on Epstein Kiley is undecided whether to sign. —David Lightman, Sacbee.com, 3 Sep. 2025

Winning over those undecided voters is key for each candidate in November 2026. —Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Sep. 2025

The issue is that there are too many positions that remain undecided and too many questions hanging over individuals. —Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2025

Polling shows the two locked in a statistical tie, with nearly four in ten voters undecided. —Samantha-Jo Roth, The Washington Examiner, 1 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1540, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Rhymes for undecided

• coincided
• subdivided
• undivided
• unprovided
• abided
• collided
• confided
• decided
• derided
• divided
• elided
• lopsided

Kids Definition

undecided

adjective

un·​de·​cid·​ed

ˌən-di-ˈsīd-əd

1

: not yet decided : not settled

the question is still undecided

2

: not having decided : uncertain what to do

still undecided about it

undecidedly adverb