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 Schmidt registered at 5% in the poll, and 36% of respondents reported being undecided. — Matthew Kelly july 23, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026 The resolution passed 216-214, exactly a week after the framework was unveiled, but not without a fight, after several Republican members headed into the vote undecided. — Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 22 July 2026 Kimberly Yee, running for public schools chief against Republican incumbent Tom Horne, had support from Turning Point figures and was leading in a race that remained undecided late July 21. — Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 21 July 2026 Almost a third of voters, or 32%, were undecided, however, suggesting there is room for persuasion as the administration moves ahead with its plans. — Matt Peterson, CNBC, 20 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for undecided

Recent Examples of Synonyms for undecided

Adjective

Authorities have not publicly identified a cause or manner of death, and the Mississippi State Medical Examiner's autopsy and toxicology results remain pending.

— Stepheny Price , Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 28 July 2026
Those charges remain pending, but the brothers were allowed to leave the country in February 2025 and headed to Florida.

— StyleCaster Editors, StyleCaster, 27 July 2026

Definition of pending

Adjective

The pattern looks unsettled into the weekend with spotty rain chances.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 3 Aug. 2026
Boston is likely to kick off the next week with heavy rains on Monday before a single bright spot Tuesday is followed by more potentially unsettled days close out the week, according to National Weather Service forecasts.

— Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of unsettled

Adjective

People can and should be skeptical about the sonnets written about starting NFL quarterbacks every offseason, when no one is getting sacked and almost everyone looks good.

— Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 30 July 2026
After clear signs that a judge was skeptical of its defense, Paramount decided to agree to go to trial and not to close the deal before June 1, 2027, or a favorable ruling, whichever comes first.

— Dade Hayes, Deadline, 28 July 2026

Definition of skeptical

Adjective

Earlier this month, Crump released the preliminary findings of an independent autopsy, which listed Wells’ cause and manner of death as undetermined pending further investigation.

— Adam England, PEOPLE, 31 July 2026
Cornucopian, a 4-year-old son of Into Mischief, suffered an injury of undetermined severity nearing the quarter pole on the far turn and was pulled up by jockey Juan Hernandez.

— Bill Center, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 July 2026

Definition of undetermined

Adjective

Some of them felt betrayed by Platner himself, while others don’t believe the accusations against him, find the timing suspicious or think there was more to the story.

— Margie Cullen, USA Today, 29 July 2026
Glen Powell is hitting the field once again — and this time, people are suspicious.

— Shelby Stivale, Entertainment Weekly, 29 July 2026

Definition of suspicious

Adjective

This is a long-term problem the agency is working on, but remains unresolved.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 3 Aug. 2026
The second option is the General Assembly’s annual fall veto session, a six-day stretch where lawmakers can consider vetoes, unresolved legislation and, at times, new bills.

— Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2026