INDETERMINATE Synonyms: 80 Similar and Opposite Words

indeterminate

adjective

as in indefinite

formal not able to be stated or described in an exact way a man of indeterminate age an indeterminate number of people

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Recent Examples of indeterminate Benefits of Growing Tomatoes in Containers While determinate varieties are better-suited to container growing, indeterminate varieties can be grown in containers too. —

Cori Sears, The Spruce, 18 Apr. 2026 Seemingly recorded over an indeterminate amount of time, across an indeterminate number of places—the press materials mention more than a dozen studios—the album’s 10 songs fuse together like a late-in-life-surgery. —

Elizabeth Nelson, Pitchfork, 8 Apr. 2026 Now that this replay fantasy has collided with a more complex, indeterminate and difficult reality, Trump is unable to explain his objectives or even give the country a sense of when the war might end. —

Jamelle Bouie, Mercury News, 28 Mar. 2026 Because of this continual growth, indeterminate tomato plants tend to grow larger than determinate types. —

Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 9 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for indeterminate

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Without her lenses, the classroom was a soft, velutinous world full of indefinite objects, every landmark reinvented.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 May 2026
Back misery The Warriors announced Kerr would go on an indefinite leave of absence to deal with chronic pain caused by a spinal fluid leak following back surgeries in July and August.

— Jerry McDonald, Mercury News, 10 May 2026