Meanings
nounindetermination (countable and uncountable, plural indeterminations)
plural indeterminations
- countableuncountableLack of determination; an unsettled or wavering state, as of the mind.
- countableuncountableLack of fixed or stated direction.
Synonyms & antonyms
Broader
nounthe quality of being vague and poorly defined
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Italic*n̥-
- Latinin-
- Middle Englishin-
- Englishin-
- Englishdetermination
- Englishindetermination
From in- + determination.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Finnish päättämättömyys, päämäärättömyys
- päättämättömyyslack of determination; unsettled or wavering state
- päämäärättömyyslack of fixed or stated direction
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with indetermination
informationeducationlocationapplicationassociationadministrationorganizationcorporationregistrationAsianfoundationcommunicationpopulationnavigationstationaccommodationoperationpublicationvacationtransportationevaluationimplementationinstallationnation
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
indetermination. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/indetermination
MLA
“indetermination.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/indetermination. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “indetermination,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/indetermination.
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