Undecided — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

not brought to a conclusion; subject to further thought

characterized by indecision

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌʌndᵻsˈaɪdᵻd/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌʌndɪsˈaɪdɪd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌʌndɪsˈaɪdɪd/

4 syllables Say it as /ˌʌndᵻsˈaɪdᵻd/.

Examples

an open question
our position on this bill is still undecided
our lawsuit is still undetermined

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

undetermined unresolved on the fence open

Parts of Speech

adjective	not brought to a conclusion; subject to further thought “an open question”
adjective	characterized by indecision “some who had been on the fence came out in favor of the plan”
adjective	not yet having made a commitment “undecided voters”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unentschieden

nicht zu einem Abschluss gebracht; Gegenstand weiterer Überlegungen

🇫🇷French

indécis

pas mené à son terme ; sous réserve d'une réflexion plus approfondie

🇪🇸Spanish

indeciso

no llevado a una conclusión; sujeto a una mayor reflexión

🇮🇹Italian

indeciso

non portato a conclusione; soggetto a ulteriore riflessione

🇳🇱Dutch

onbeslist

niet tot een conclusie gebracht; onderwerp van verder nadenken

🇵🇹Portuguese

indeciso

não levado a uma conclusão; sujeito a uma reflexão mais aprofundada

🇷🇺Russian

нерешительный

не доведено до конца; подлежит дальнейшему обдумыванию

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कच्चा पक्का

किसी निष्कर्ष पर नहीं पहुँचाया गया; आगे विचार का विषय

🇧🇩Bengali

সিদ্ধান্তহীন

একটি উপসংহারে আনা হয়নি; আরও চিন্তার বিষয়

🇮🇳Tamil

முடிவெடுக்கவில்லை

ஒரு முடிவுக்கு கொண்டு வரவில்லை; மேலும் சிந்தனைக்கு உட்பட்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

నిర్ణయించలేదు

ఒక ముగింపుకు తీసుకురాలేదు; తదుపరి ఆలోచనకు లోబడి ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

अनिर्णित

निष्कर्षापर्यंत पोहोचले नाही; पुढील विचाराच्या अधीन

🇮🇳Gujarati

અનિર્ણિત

નિષ્કર્ષ પર લાવ્યા નથી; વધુ વિચારને આધીન

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿರ್ಧರಿಸಲಾಗಿಲ್ಲ

ತೀರ್ಮಾನಕ್ಕೆ ತರಲಾಗಿಲ್ಲ; ಮುಂದಿನ ಚಿಂತನೆಗೆ ಒಳಪಟ್ಟಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

തീരുമാനിച്ചിട്ടില്ല

ഒരു നിഗമനത്തിൽ എത്തിച്ചില്ല; കൂടുതൽ ചിന്തയ്ക്ക് വിധേയമാണ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਨਿਸ਼ਚਿਤ

ਸਿੱਟੇ 'ਤੇ ਨਹੀਂ ਲਿਆਇਆ ਗਿਆ; ਹੋਰ ਵਿਚਾਰ ਦੇ ਅਧੀਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

غیر فیصلہ کن

کسی نتیجے پر نہیں پہنچا؛ مزید سوچ کے تابع

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

未定

没有得出结论；有待进一步思考

🇯🇵Japanese

未定

結論は出ていない。さらなる検討の対象となる

🇰🇷Korean

미정

결론이 나지 않았습니다. 추가 고려 사항

🇻🇳Vietnamese

chưa quyết định

không đưa đến kết luận; phải suy nghĩ thêm

🇹🇭Thai

ไม่แน่ใจ

ไม่ได้สรุป; ก็ต้องคิดกันต่อไป

🇮🇩Indonesian

bimbang

tidak sampai pada suatu kesimpulan; tunduk pada pemikiran lebih lanjut

🇲🇾Malay

belum tentu

tidak dibawa ke kesimpulan; tertakluk kepada pemikiran lanjut

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

متردد

لم يتم التوصل إلى نتيجة؛ تخضع لمزيد من التفكير

🇮🇷Persian

بلاتکلیف

به نتیجه نرسیده است؛ موضوع قابل تامل بیشتر

🇹🇷Turkish

kararsız

bir sonuca varılmadı; daha fazla düşünmeye tabi

🇮🇱Hebrew

לֹא הֶחלֵטִי

לא הובא למסקנה; נתון למחשבה נוספת

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