Undetermined — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

not yet having been ascertained or determined

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˌʌndɪtˈɜːmɪnd/

🇬🇧British English

/ˌʌndɪtˈɜːmɪnd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˌʌndɪtˈɜːmɪnd/

5 syllables Say it as /ˌʌndɪtˈɜːmɪnd/.

Examples

of undetermined species
of indeterminate age
a zillion is a large indeterminate number

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

unresolved indeterminate undecided open

Antonyms

determinate determined

Parts of Speech

adjective	not yet having been ascertained or determined “of undetermined species”
adjective	not precisely determined or established; not fixed or known in advance “of indeterminate age”
adjective	not brought to a conclusion; subject to further thought “an open question”

Word Forms

indeterminateness

noun

the quality of being vague and poorly defined

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

unbestimmt

noch nicht geklärt oder bestimmt

🇫🇷French

indéterminé

n'ayant pas encore été constaté ou déterminé

🇪🇸Spanish

indeterminado

aún no ha sido comprobado o determinado

🇮🇹Italian

indeterminato

non ancora accertato né determinato

🇳🇱Dutch

onbepaald

nog niet vastgesteld of vastgesteld

🇵🇹Portuguese

indeterminado

ainda não tenha sido apurado ou determinado

🇷🇺Russian

неопределенный

еще не выяснено или не определено

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अनपेक्षित

अभी तक पता नहीं लगाया गया है या निर्धारित नहीं किया गया है

🇧🇩Bengali

অনির্ধারিত

এখনও নিশ্চিত বা নির্ধারিত হয়নি

🇮🇳Tamil

தீர்மானிக்கப்படாத

இன்னும் கண்டறியப்படவில்லை அல்லது தீர்மானிக்கப்படவில்லை

🇮🇳Telugu

నిర్ణయించబడలేదు

ఇంకా నిర్ధారించబడలేదు లేదా నిర్ణయించబడలేదు

🇮🇳Marathi

अनिश्चित

अद्याप निश्चित किंवा निश्चित केले गेले नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

અનિશ્ચિત

હજુ સુધી નિશ્ચિત અથવા નિર્ધારિત કરવામાં આવ્યું નથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿರ್ಧರಿಸಲಾಗಿಲ್ಲ

ಇನ್ನೂ ಖಚಿತಪಡಿಸಲಾಗಿಲ್ಲ ಅಥವಾ ನಿರ್ಧರಿಸಲಾಗಿಲ್ಲ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അനിശ്ചിതമായ

ഇതുവരെ കണ്ടെത്തുകയോ തീരുമാനിക്കുകയോ ചെയ്തിട്ടില്ല

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਅਨਿਸ਼ਚਿਤ

ਅਜੇ ਤੱਕ ਪਤਾ ਜਾਂ ਨਿਰਧਾਰਤ ਨਹੀਂ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

غیر متعین

ابھی تک اس کا تعین یا تعین نہیں کیا گیا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

未确定的

尚未确定或确定

🇯🇵Japanese

未定

まだ確認または決定されていない

🇰🇷Korean

분명치 않은

아직 확인되거나 결정되지 않았습니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

không xác định

chưa được xác định hoặc xác định

🇹🇭Thai

บึกบึน

ยังมิได้วินิจฉัยหรือกำหนดไว้

🇮🇩Indonesian

yg tak dpt ditentukan

belum dapat dipastikan atau ditentukan

🇵🇭Filipino

hindi tiyak

hindi pa natiyak o natukoy

🇲🇾Malay

belum tentu

belum dapat dipastikan atau ditentukan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

غير محدد

ولم يتم التأكد منها أو تحديدها بعد

🇮🇷Persian

نامشخص

هنوز مشخص یا مشخص نشده است

🇹🇷Turkish

belirsiz

henüz tespit edilmemiş veya belirlenmemiş

🇮🇱Hebrew

לא נקבע

עדיין לא הוברר או נקבע

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