UNDECIDED Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

undecided

adjective

ˌən-di-ˈsī-dəd

Definition of undecided

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 The first post-runoff poll from TPOR in May showed Middleton leading Johnson 44% to 39%, with 13% still undecided. — Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 1 July 2026 Baidu confidentially filed a listing application for Kunlunxin on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange at the start of the year, though offering details, including size and structure, were undecided then. — Justina Lee, CNBC, 29 June 2026 Additionally, Lawler is defending his seat in the midterm elections and could be making his case to undecided and independent general election voters. — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 25 June 2026 Trump’s sagging approval rating comes as Democrats have a chance at outperforming Republicans in midterms, with Emerson’s May poll showing Democrats with a 9-point advantage on the generic congressional ballot, though 9% of voters were undecided. — Sara Dorn, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for undecided

Recent Examples of Synonyms for undecided

Adjective

City spokesperson Sherae Honeycutt declined to comment on the rulings, saying the lawsuits remain pending.

— Ben Wheeler July 9, Kansas City Star, 9 July 2026
Penguins pre-free agency re-signings The biggest pending unrestricted free agent for the Penguins going into this offseason was center and assistant captain Evgeni Malkin.

— Patrick Damp, CBS News, 1 July 2026

Definition of pending

Adjective

Giblin is unsure what will happen to the pavilion when the church takes over.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 13 July 2026
Both playing with the same goal in mind, still unsure if there will be a Heat future for one, both or neither, after the two finished this past season on the Heat roster, Keels on a two-way deal, Young on a standard contract.

— Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 12 July 2026

Definition of unsure

Adjective

That should make Earth’s magnetic field more disturbed than usual, with mostly unsettled or active conditions and a chance of brief G1 geomagnetic storms.

— Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
The lack of regulation and the unsettled law surrounding prediction markets have raised serious concerns on Capitol Hill.

— Luke Garrett, NPR, 9 July 2026

Definition of unsettled

Adjective

Deeply skeptical of his diplomatic attempts with Iran, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu could view the president’s comments as an opening to continue operations both in Lebanon, against Hezbollah, or in Iran itself.

— Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 8 July 2026
As recently as last year, the bank’s executives were skeptical that ventures known for such voracious capital spending would be able to sustain their business models.

— Bloomberg, Mercury News, 8 July 2026

Definition of skeptical

Adjective

An autopsy left the cause of death as undetermined, though there were no obvious signs of trauma on the bones discovered.

— Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 29 June 2026
Marie-Philip Poulin, captain of the Montreal Victoire and the Canadian women’s national hockey team, will undergo surgery on her ACL and meniscus in July and will be out for an undetermined amount of time.

— Hailey Salvian, New York Times, 25 June 2026

Definition of undetermined

Adjective

Nile finds himself in a cat-and-mouse dynamic with his new neighbor (Claire Danes), an author in search of her next book subject who is suspicious of his innocence.

— Senior Television, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
But by playing coy about next steps, Hamas has given observers and critics plenty of reasons to be suspicious about this latest development.

— Rafi Schwartz, TheWeek, 8 July 2026

Definition of suspicious

Adjective

Court records show that while some had felony convictions, others had unresolved immigration proceedings or had been arrested but never convicted of a crime.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 July 2026
In a region where climate change has already strained access to critical resources for millions, every day that the conflict remains unresolved is another day the people of the region must confront threats to their very survival.

— Sarah Yerkes, Time, 10 July 2026