undetermined
adjective
un·de·ter·mined
ˌən-di-ˈtər-mənd 
-dē-
: not definitely or authoritatively decided, settled, or identified : not determined
an undetermined boundary
an undetermined species
at an as yet undetermined time
an undetermined number of people
Examples of undetermined in a Sentence
an undetermined form seen only from a distance
the fate of the prisoners is still undetermined
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At this time, the containment status is unknown and the cause of the fire remains undetermined.
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Because there was a limited number of remains found, the examinations came back undetermined.
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Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2025
The Maricopa County Medical Examiner's Office has found Raquel Marie Morales’ cause and manner of death to be undetermined after her remains were found in a Surprise landfill nearly six months ago.
—Wren Smetana, AZCentral.com, 5 Oct. 2025
Because there was a limited number of remains found, the examinations came back undetermined.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
What will Queens, Elon merger look like? Much about what the merger looks like is still undetermined, Book and Cureton told The Charlotte Observer.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 16 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for undetermined
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“Undetermined.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undetermined. Accessed 10 Oct. 2025.
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