as in erroneous
not showing that something is certainly true
The results of the test proved inconclusive. an inconclusive argument
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Recent Examples of inconclusive
The agency's report has been kept private, but attorneys have cited snippets in other public filings that say the results were inconclusive.
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ABC News, 30 Mar. 2026
Well, the results are essentially inconclusive.
—Lauren Clark, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
The call was upheld due to inconclusive evidence.
—Ryan Brennan
march 25, Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar. 2026
Officials called Tennessee ball, Virginia challenged, and the call was upheld due to inconclusive evidence.
—Ryan Brennan
march 25, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for inconclusive
ABC News, 30 Mar. 2026
Well, the results are essentially inconclusive.
—Lauren Clark, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
The call was upheld due to inconclusive evidence.
—Ryan Brennan
march 25, Charlotte Observer, 25 Mar. 2026
Officials called Tennessee ball, Virginia challenged, and the call was upheld due to inconclusive evidence.
—Ryan Brennan
march 25, Kansas City Star, 25 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for inconclusive
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inconclusive
Adjective
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But those who in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries made erroneous predictions of imminent mass starvation erred by underestimating the world‑changing potential of grasses.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 Mar. 2026
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Complaints vary from inquiries sent through the website going unanswered and erroneous card charges to broken or ineffective merchandise.—
Dina Kaur,
AZCentral.com,
24 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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However, the truth is in the blue links somewhere, and AI Overviews encourages people to accept its sometimes inaccurate summaries instead of checking those sources manually.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
7 Apr. 2026
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When a consumer requests the removal of inaccurate information, credit agencies typically have 30 days to respond.—
Dan Avery,
CNBC,
6 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Google disputes the results and notes that Oumi used the SimpleQA benchmark, an AI test developed by OpenAI that contains incorrect information in its own right.—
Jon Martindale,
PC Magazine,
8 Apr. 2026
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Google spokesperson Ned Adriance tells the Times that Google believes SimpleQA contains incorrect information.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
7 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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But the arc — first raising expectations for a big reveal, then declaring there was nothing to see, and ultimately a forced, flawed document dump — was a stubbornly problematic storyline that ran through her time as attorney general.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
3 Apr. 2026
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Now a national policy that risks worsening care and eroding patient dignity is being justified by a single, flawed data point.—
Diego Schaps,
STAT,
1 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Some criticism has also focused on the film's marketing, which has been described as misleading.—
Saba Hamedy,
NBC news,
3 Apr. 2026
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This is technically true and profoundly misleading.—
Vikas Patel,
STAT,
3 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Sometimes that’s totally wrong, because people are overestimating their kids or underestimating Joan Mitchell or whomever.—
Andrew Marantz,
New Yorker,
5 Apr. 2026
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Or show off the Sombor Shuffle with an 11-footer off the wrong foot.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Inconclusive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inconclusive. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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