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 For one, primary elections often have many more undecided voters, and people pay much less attention to the races — meaning those who have not made up their minds headed into election day can be easily persuaded. — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 13 Aug. 2026 The poll found 55% of likely voters supporting Becerra, 37% backing Hilton and 7% undecided, with the results sharply divided by party and ideology. — John Woolfolk, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026 Up to the time of the Nuremberg Laws of 1935, quite a few observers of the developments in Germany were undecided as to whether the National dictatorship would last. — Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026 Trying to fight the battle of three years from now while the battle of today is still undecided is one of the most common ways growing organizations lose ground. — Eric Giesecke, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for undecided

Recent Examples of Synonyms for undecided

Adjective

Court records indicate the bankruptcy proceedings remain pending.

— Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 18 Aug. 2026
Roughly 120 copyright suits against AI developers remain pending, and several could produce a rule that contradicts this one.

— TerDawn DeBoe, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of pending

Adjective

The titular gang comprises Mac (McElhenney), a closeted wannabe tough guy; the narcissistic prepster Dennis (Glenn Howerton); Dennis’s chronically unsure fraternal twin, Dee (Kaitlin Olson); and the bar’s buffoonish janitor, Charlie (Charlie Day).

— Paula Mejía, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026
Still, stakeholders are unsure what effects a veto override will have.

— Laura Horne, Charlotte Observer, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of unsure

Adjective

Lots of teams will forfeit games because of an ineligible player (barring athletic directors being skeptical of every transfer).

— Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026
He's been skeptical of the war, but he's came out recently and said that the war should end.

— Dana Taylor, USA Today, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of skeptical

Adjective

Her exact cause of death remains undetermined, pending toxicology results which could take up to eight weeks.

— Krystie Lee Yandoli, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2026
The report, released this month, found the cause of her death was a gunshot wound to the head, but the manner of death was undetermined.

— Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of undetermined

Adjective

The person asked for gas money and Bitcoin, requests the family found suspicious because Goods doesn't drive and didn't have a car in Las Vegas.

— Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 19 Aug. 2026
The suspicious em dash—and the easily disprovable notion that only AI used them—was offered as a telltale sign.

— M. C. Mah, Literary Hub, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of suspicious

Adjective

Thirty years later, still unfinished Nearly 30 years on, the case remains unresolved in the fullest sense.

— Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026
However, sources told royal insider Rob Shuter that the real reason behind Harry and Meghan’s move to the UK is because of Harry’s unresolved US immigration controversy.

— Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 24 Aug. 2026