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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What Happens Next The official cause of Naroditsky's death remains undetermined as the Mecklenburg County Medical Examiner continues to await toxicology reports.
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Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
At this time, there is no information on the containment of the fire and the cause of it remains undetermined.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Multiple of the deaths reported in the bayous last year are still listed as undetermined as well, according to medical examiner data.
—Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2025
More than 25 years ago, at the outset of Vladimir Putin’s rule, Russia’s political future felt undetermined, or at least full of contradiction.
—Foreign Affairs, 21 Oct. 2025
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Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
At this time, there is no information on the containment of the fire and the cause of it remains undetermined.
—Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 27 Oct. 2025
Multiple of the deaths reported in the bayous last year are still listed as undetermined as well, according to medical examiner data.
—Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2025
More than 25 years ago, at the outset of Vladimir Putin’s rule, Russia’s political future felt undetermined, or at least full of contradiction.
—Foreign Affairs, 21 Oct. 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 29 Oct. 2025.
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