1
as in infinite
being or seeming to be without limits
the indefinite vastness of the frozen tundra
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2
as in vague
not expressed in precise terms
an indefinite longing for something new and exciting in her life
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as in faint
not seen or understood clearly
through the dense fog we could just barely discern the indefinite form of another boat
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Recent Examples of indefinite
By early January, doctors mandated Krzyzewski take an indefinite leave from coaching.
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Brendan Marks,
New York Times,
26 June 2026
Consequently, Levine placed an indefinite hold on Bell’s Board of Governors confirmation vote while his governance concerns were addressed.
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Garrett Shanley,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2026
Arcadia police said that the intersection of Duarte Road and Sunset Boulevard would be closed for an indefinite amount of time as the investigation got underway.
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Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
21 June 2026
Maserati’s iconic sedan remains on indefinite hiatus.
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Byron Hurd,
The Drive,
18 June 2026
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Brendan Marks,
New York Times,
26 June 2026
Consequently, Levine placed an indefinite hold on Bell’s Board of Governors confirmation vote while his governance concerns were addressed.
—
Garrett Shanley,
Miami Herald,
24 June 2026
Arcadia police said that the intersection of Duarte Road and Sunset Boulevard would be closed for an indefinite amount of time as the investigation got underway.
—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
21 June 2026
Maserati’s iconic sedan remains on indefinite hiatus.
—
Byron Hurd,
The Drive,
18 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for indefinite
Recent Examples of Synonyms for indefinite
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The fact that this would have to be an invisible and infinite material that doesn't interact with physical objects made the existence of the luminiferous ether highly controversial.
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The cosmos may be rich creative terrain, but Muse deal with the terrifying, destabilizing fact of the universe’s infinite expanse by simply trying to fill it up.
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There’s no reason to think, for example, that decisions made by political appointees based on vague standards would be any more transparent than those made by peer reviewers based on scientific merit.
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American Mission’s partnership with the company, as well as the ads’ vague message about Donalds, exemplify the opaque nature of the AI industry’s spending in the 2026 election cycle.
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Croatia looked to have tied the game in the final moments, but the faintest of touches by a Croatian player made Croatia offside.
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Look almost directly above Mars for a much fainter, star-like point of light.
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Asteroids are notoriously difficult to spot from Earth against the endless darkness of space.
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In the early Seventies, demand for gauzy evocations of the past was nearly endless.
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Yet whether van Dijk will still be in uniform in 2030 is unclear, making this a chance the Netherlands can’t afford to lose.
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Any plan for data retention policies remains troublingly unclear, and there’s seemingly been no privacy impact assessment weighing the privacy implications of centralizing so much sensitive data in the White House, the Guardian reported.
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Vermeule—a former clerk for Scalia—proposes that conservatives should read the Constitution’s ambiguous phrases and general structure in an openly moral way, drawing on principles grounded in the nature and purposes of government.
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Without a unified, clean, and accessible data structure, AI outputs quickly become ambiguous, hallucinated, and diluted, deepening the clarity crisis rather than resolving it.
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“Indefinite.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indefinite. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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