1
as in pending
not yet settled or decided
a number of undecided matters still before the committee
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2
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
The game’s outcome was still undecided in the seventh when the Lions’ KJ Henrich stepped to the plate.
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Dan Rios, Daily News, 2 May 2026
The jury on Longet's trial was split at first, with four pronouncing her guilty of the more serious charge of reckless manslaughter, four voting for acquittal and four being undecided, per GQ.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 2 May 2026
However, more than half of voters are still undecided.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 1 May 2026
The remaining 2% of respondents were undecided.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 30 Apr. 2026
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Dan Rios, Daily News, 2 May 2026
The jury on Longet's trial was split at first, with four pronouncing her guilty of the more serious charge of reckless manslaughter, four voting for acquittal and four being undecided, per GQ.
—Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 2 May 2026
However, more than half of voters are still undecided.
—Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 1 May 2026
The remaining 2% of respondents were undecided.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 30 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undecided
Adjective
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Crawley has pleaded not guilty to the murder and kidnapping charges, and those charges remain pending.—
Landon Mion,
FOXNews.com,
6 May 2026
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That cleared the way for the new pending deal to lease Infowars to The Onion, with the hope that a future sale could be approved.—
Tovia Smith,
NPR,
20 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Confused and unsure what to do, a BSO deputy told him his only option was to try to rebook with another airline and hope to make it in time for his daughter’s communion.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
2 May 2026
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Thirty-five percent of unsure voters ticked that box, with 33% of young voters doing so.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
1 May 2026
Adjective
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Amid the unsettled state of the conflict, the war’s economic impact continues to grow.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
2 May 2026
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Over the top of these more ragged edges, Llobet takes a pointillistic approach to lyric writing, favoring half-thoughts and dreamy images that coalesce into a picture of unsettled anxiety.—
Colin Joyce,
Pitchfork,
1 May 2026
Adjective
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But Alireza Nader, an Iranian independent analyst based in Washington, is skeptical that economic pressure alone will force a strategic breaking point.—
Efrat Lachter,
FOXNews.com,
1 May 2026
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After the devastating 2010 earthquake in Haiti, which claimed some 300,000 lives, Chardy set out to confirm first-hand whether such a high toll was possible in response to an editor’s skeptical questions, said Jacqueline Charles, the Herald’s longtime Haiti and Caribbean correspondent.—
Andres Viglucci,
Miami Herald,
1 May 2026
Adjective
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An undetermined number of geofence warrants Just how many geofence warrants have been issued in recent years is unknown.—
Nina Totenberg,
NPR,
27 Apr. 2026
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Of those deaths, one was confirmed to be due to a vessel strike, six had undetermined causes of death or no necropsy — an animal autopsy — carried out and two have necropsies pending.—
Caelyn Pender,
Mercury News,
23 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Charmed at first, Nella soon becomes confused and suspicious of her alleged ally as their approaches to racial bias and diversity begin to sharply diverge and the story, told through a past and present timeline, unravels with unexpected twists.—
Laura Zigman,
PEOPLE,
2 May 2026
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Los Angeles police evacuated Terminal 2 at LAX on Friday night amid an investigation into a suspicious item.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
2 May 2026
Adjective
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But investors are taking a chance in tying their money to college sports at a time when there are unresolved and potentially transformative legal battles, with outcomes hinging less on economics than on judicial decrees.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
1 May 2026
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That’s why this feels like a net positive for college basketball and an unresolved question for the sport at the same time.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
30 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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Yet if Mars’ execution is nearly impossible to criticize, his choices as curator of the evening are more debatable.—
Théoden Janes,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Apr. 2026
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Some have pointed to a 1980 precedent holding that the motion to enter executive session for a discharge vote is non-debatable — meaning Thune could get Warsh into the room without a cloture vote.—
Phil Mattingly,
CNN Money,
22 Apr. 2026
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“Undecided.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undecided. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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