1
as in pending
not yet settled or decided
a number of undecided matters still before the committee
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as in unsure
not feeling sure about the truth, wisdom, or trustworthiness of someone or something
voters still seem to be undecided about that candidate's fitness for the office of president
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Recent Examples of undecided
With City Hall’s future and Mavericks arena site still undecided, ambiguity about the new convention center’s exact location and construction timeline also casts uncertainty about whether Memorial Auditorium will be ready by the May start of the 2027 season.
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Brad Townsend, Dallas Morning News, 15 Jan. 2026
Another 15 percent were undecided.
—Julia Mueller, The Hill, 15 Jan. 2026
Just enough resistance to make the outcome feel undecided.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 14 Jan. 2026
What usually hurts undecided students is not the uncertainty itself, but the attempt to hide it.
—Gerald Bradshaw, Chicago Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
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Brad Townsend, Dallas Morning News, 15 Jan. 2026
Another 15 percent were undecided.
—Julia Mueller, The Hill, 15 Jan. 2026
Just enough resistance to make the outcome feel undecided.
—C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 14 Jan. 2026
What usually hurts undecided students is not the uncertainty itself, but the attempt to hide it.
—Gerald Bradshaw, Chicago Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undecided
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San Jose sent 2026 and '27 second-round draft picks and minor league defenseman Cole Clayton to Vancouver for the 30-year-old pending free agent.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
19 Jan. 2026
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Legal appeals from Venezuela and other bidders remain pending, but the deal is still expected to close by the end of this year, according to energy analysts.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
9 Jan. 2026
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Ballard said his clients in the country at the time were unsure of what to do in the immediate aftermath of Maduro's capture.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
5 Jan. 2026
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Maduro’s supporters gathered throughout the city, many bearing arms, but seemed unsure of what to do next.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Jan. 2026
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Aggressive and uneven tax enforcement has further unsettled investors, even in special economic zones designed to attract foreign capital.—
Diego Marroquin Bitar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Jan. 2026
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Labor unions as well as business leaders encouraged Bonta to enter the unsettled race.—
Kevin Rector,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Jan. 2026
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Others are more skeptical about whether Greenland’s critical and rare earth minerals can significantly reduce the West’s dependence on China, which produced 70% of rare earths in 2024, according to Statista.—
Kai Nicol-Schwarz,
CNBC,
12 Jan. 2026
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Told of the contamination by the Free Press, Oquendo was skeptical that it was contaminated.—
Violet Ikonomova,
Freep.com,
12 Jan. 2026
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The issue is often a matter of pain tolerance, and a timeline for Herro’s return currently remains undetermined.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
20 Jan. 2026
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The cause of the flames remains undetermined.—
David Ferrara,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
18 Jan. 2026
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The committee has called on state officials to testify in closed-door, transcribed interviews, while requesting suspicious activity reports from Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent, along with a staff-level briefing from the Justice Department.—
Lauren Green,
The Washington Examiner,
8 Jan. 2026
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When the publication of his article is followed by the suspicious suicide of Dale Washberg, Lee follows a trail of breadcrumbs to find out the truth.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
7 Jan. 2026
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Native women in Oklahoma experience domestic violence at disproportionately high rates, and jurisdictional confusion has historically left many cases unprosecuted or unresolved.—
Stephen Martin,
Oklahoma Watch,
13 Jan. 2026
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Those contracts should create high quality jobs, and definitely shouldn’t go to bottom-feeders with repeat or unresolved violations.—
Terri Gerstein,
New York Daily News,
13 Jan. 2026
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With almost every other sport, the difference is debatable.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2026
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Your success becomes undeniable rather than debatable.—
Jodie Cook,
Forbes.com,
17 Jan. 2026
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“Undecided.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undecided. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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