undecided en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˌʌndəˈsaɪ̯.dəd/ weak vowel merger
- /ˌʌndɪˈsaɪ̯.dɪd/ weak vowel distinction
- /ˌʌndiˈsaɪ̯.dɪd/ weak vowel distinction
Etymology
From Middle English undecided, equivalent to un- + decided.
Meanings
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Open and not yet settled or determined.
The question of man's destiny is still undecided.
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Uncommitted, not having reached a decision.
The result of the election is in doubt because of a large number of undecided voters.
Perot was witty and comfortable in his own skin, which I thought would reassure his supporters and perhaps sway some of the undecided voters.
2005, Bill Clinton, My Life, →ISBN, page 439:First, you say, you do And then you don't And then you say, you will And then you won't You're undecided now So what are you gonna do? Now you want to play And then it's no And when you say, you'll stay That's when you go You're undecided now So what are you gonna do?
1939, “Undecided”, performed by Ella Fitzgerald, Chick Webb and his Orchestra:But she’s on text chains with scores of Jewish voters in this swing state who are still undecided and open to arguments from Republicans aggressively pursuing them.
2024 October 22, Dana Bash and Courtney Pence, “In battleground Pennsylvania, undecided Jewish voters could help swing the election”, in CNN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most undecided | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more undecided | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Synonyms
indecisive · indeterminate · unsure · unresolved · indecisive · of two minds · unsettled · ambivalent · irresolute
Translations (34)
bg колеблив (uncommitted, not having reached a decision) · de unentschieden (uncommitted, not having reached a decision) · ko 결정하지 못한. (open and not yet settled or determined) · de unentschieden (open and not yet settled or determined) · ca indecís (open and not yet settled or determined) · pt indecidido (open and not yet settled or determined) · mi whēangaanga (uncommitted, not having reached a decision) · ar مُتَرَدِّد (uncommitted, not having reached a decision) · ca indecís (uncommitted, not having reached a decision) · el αναποφάσιστος (uncommitted, not having reached a decision) · ko 미결정의 (open and not yet settled or determined) · hi अनिश्चित (open and not yet settled or determined) · bg нерешен (open and not yet settled or determined) · de unschlüssig (open and not yet settled or determined) · ru нерешённый (open and not yet settled or determined) · pl niezdecydowany (uncommitted, not having reached a decision) · de unentschlossen (uncommitted, not having reached a decision) · pl niepewny (open and not yet settled or determined) · de unbeantwortet (open and not yet settled or determined) · de unbestimmt (open and not yet settled or determined) · fr indécis (uncommitted, not having reached a decision) · sl neodločen (uncommitted, not having reached a decision) · hu határozatlan (uncommitted, not having reached a decision) · uk неви́рішений (open and not yet settled or determined) · pt indeciso (uncommitted, not having reached a decision) · ar غَيْر مَحْسُوم (open and not yet settled or determined) · mi whēangaanga (open and not yet settled or determined) · eo nedecidita (open and not yet settled or determined) · mi matawaenga (uncommitted, not having reached a decision) · fi epäröivä (uncommitted, not having reached a decision) · fr non décidé (uncommitted, not having reached a decision) · fi ratkaisematon (open and not yet settled or determined) · es indeciso (uncommitted, not having reached a decision) · sl neodločen (open and not yet settled or determined)