undetermined

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adjective

Not determined; not settled; not decided.

Similar
unexplainedindeterminatecost-plusopen-endedopenundecidedunresolvedunsettled
Opposite
determined
OriginEnglish determined ← Middle English un- ← Old English un- →
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Meanings

undetermined1

adjectiveundetermined (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot determined; not settled; not decided.
  2. not comparableNot limited; not defined; indeterminate.

undetermined2

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of undetermine

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivenot yet having been ascertained or determined

Similar
unexplained
Opposite
determined

adjectivenot precisely determined or established; not fixed or known in advance

Similar
indeterminatecost-plusopen-ended

adjectivenot brought to a conclusion; subject to further thought

Similar
openundecidedunresolvedunsettled
Also see
indeterminateintriguingmysteriousmysticnamelessopenopen-endedundecidedunexplainedunresolvedunsettled

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Germanic*un-
  4. Proto-West Germanic*un-
  5. Old Englishun-
  6. Middle Englishun-
  7. Englishun-
  8. Englishdetermined
  9. Englishundetermined

From un- + determined.

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Translations

Bulgarian нерешителен, неопределен
  • нерешителен (nerešitelen)Not determined; not settled; not decided
  • неопределен (neopredelen)Not limited; not defined; indeterminate
Catalan indeterminat, indeterminat
  • indeterminatNot determined; not settled; not decided
  • indeterminatNot limited; not defined; indeterminate
German unbestimmt, unentschieden
  • unbestimmtNot determined; not settled; not decided
  • unentschiedenNot determined; not settled; not decided
  • unbestimmtNot limited; not defined; indeterminate
Irish neamhchinntithe, neamhchinntithe
  • neamhchinntitheNot determined; not settled; not decided
  • neamhchinntitheNot limited; not defined; indeterminate
Tagalog ditinakdaan
  • ditinakdaanNot determined; not settled; not decided
Cite this entry
APA

undetermined. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undetermined

MLA

“undetermined.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undetermined. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “undetermined,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/undetermined.

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