adj
Meaning 1
Not conclusive, not leading to a conclusion.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: indecisive
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
inconclusive
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˌɪnkənˈkluːsɪv/
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Received-Pronunciation: [ˌɪŋkəŋˈkluːsɪv]
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Southern-England: Berkshire Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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Canada, General-American: /ˌɪnkənˈklusɪv/
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Canada, General-American: [ˌɪŋkəŋˈklusɪv]
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Colorado Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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Australian: /ˌɪnkənˈklʉːsɪv/
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Australian: [ˌɪŋkəŋˈklʉːsɪv]
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New-Zealand: /ˌənkənˈklʉːsəv/
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New-Zealand: [ˌəŋkəŋˈklʉːsəv]
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adjective
Meaning 2
not conclusive; not putting an end to doubt or question
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- an inconclusive reply
- inconclusive evidence
- the inconclusive committee vote
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: conclusive
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English conclusive English inconclusive From in- + conclusive.
Across languages
Translations
17 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: неубедителен (neubeditelen) — not leading to a conclusion
- Dutch: niet beslissend — not leading to a conclusion
- Dutch: niet overtuigend — not leading to a conclusion
- Dutch: niet afdoend — not leading to a conclusion
- Dutch: onduidelijk — not leading to a conclusion
- Dutch: weifelend — not leading to a conclusion
- Esperanto: malcerta — not leading to a conclusion
- Esperanto: senkonkluda — not leading to a conclusion
- Finnish: epäselvä — not leading to a conclusion
- Finnish: epävarma — not leading to a conclusion
- Finnish: tulokseton (resultless) — not leading to a conclusion
- French: pas concluant — not leading to a conclusion
- German: aussagefähig — not leading to a conclusion
- German: aussagekräftig — not leading to a conclusion
- German: lassen nicht den Schluss zu ... — not leading to a conclusion
- German: erlauben keine eindeutige Schlussfolgerung — not leading to a conclusion
- Polish: niejednoznaczny — not leading to a conclusion
Real reading context