INDETERMINATION Synonyms: 52 Similar and Opposite Words

indetermination

noun

Definition of indetermination

as in uncertainty

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Noun

The uncertainty lay in how to care for themselves, honor that history and make space for a future.

— Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 4 Oct. 2026
Josemar Lauriano Pereira, a 46-year-old lawyer, said that the rapid availability of results helped combat fraud and uncertainty.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of uncertainty

Noun

One theory focuses on political considerations — that extending the deportation reprieve could have made the administration appear weak on immigration to its conservative base, just ahead of next month’s consequential midterm election.

— Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026
Iowa doesn’t have a blemish on its record, and a strong game here might give them future consideration for the College Football Playoffs.

— OutKick, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of consideration

Noun

Look only at the brand destruction both AT&T and then Discovery brought upon HBO Max/Max/HBO Max through indecisiveness and shifting strategies.

— Josef Adalian, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026
On third-and-10 near Tampa Bay’s red zone, Fields scrambled for 15 yards, but three plays later, some indecisiveness led to a 20-yard sack, turning a 24-yard field goal into a 45-yarder.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of indecisiveness

Noun

Often, Shawn would stand in the doorway of his bedroom and watch the stranger eat off a tray balanced on his lap, arranging each mouthful of food on his spoon with great deliberation before bringing it to his mouth.

— Rachel Heng, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026
The jury acquitted Duran after more than two hours of deliberations on Thursday afternoon.

— Deena Zaru, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of deliberation

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