Standard Lemma guide

undecided

adj · noun · verb · 7 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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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  • /ˌʌndɪˈsaɪ̯.dɪd/ weak vowel distinction
  • /ˌʌndiˈsaɪ̯.dɪd/ weak vowel distinction
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  • /ˌʌndəˈsaɪ̯.dəd/ weak vowel merger
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Open and not yet settled or determined.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The question of man's destiny is still undecided.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: indeterminate, unresolved, unsettled, indecisive

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Uncommitted, not having reached a decision.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The result of the election is in doubt because of a large number of undecided voters.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ambivalent, irresolute, of two minds, indecisive, unsure

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A voter etc. who has not yet come to a decision.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

simple past and past participle of undecide

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

not yet having made a commitment

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • undecided voters

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

adjective satellite

Meaning 6

characterized by indecision

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • some who had been on the fence came out in favor of the plan
  • too many voters still declare they are undecided

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: on the fence(p)

Antonyms: none provided

7

adjective satellite

Meaning 7

not brought to a conclusion; subject to further thought

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: open, undetermined, unresolved

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English undecided, equivalent to un- + decided.

Across languages

Translations

32 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: нерешен (nerešen) — open and not yet settled or determined
  • Catalan: indecís — open and not yet settled or determined
  • Esperanto: nedecidita — open and not yet settled or determined
  • Finnish: ratkaisematon — open and not yet settled or determined
  • German: unbestimmt — open and not yet settled or determined
  • German: unbeantwortet — open and not yet settled or determined
  • German: unschlüssig — open and not yet settled or determined
  • German: unentschieden — open and not yet settled or determined
  • Hindi: अनिश्चित (aniścit) — open and not yet settled or determined
  • Korean: 미결정의 (migyeoljeong) — open and not yet settled or determined
  • Korean: 결정하지 못한. — open and not yet settled or determined
  • Māori: whēangaanga — open and not yet settled or determined
  • Polish: niepewny — open and not yet settled or determined
  • Portuguese: indecidido — open and not yet settled or determined
  • Russian: нерешённый (nerešónnyj) — open and not yet settled or determined
  • Slovene: neodločen — open and not yet settled or determined
  • Ukrainian: неви́рішений (nevýrišenyj) — open and not yet settled or determined
  • Bulgarian: колеблив (kolebliv) — uncommitted, not having reached a decision
  • Catalan: indecís — uncommitted, not having reached a decision
  • Finnish: epäröivä — uncommitted, not having reached a decision
  • French: indécis — uncommitted, not having reached a decision
  • French: non décidé — uncommitted, not having reached a decision
  • German: unentschlossen — uncommitted, not having reached a decision
  • German: unentschieden — uncommitted, not having reached a decision
  • Greek: αναποφάσιστος (anapofásistos) — uncommitted, not having reached a decision
  • Hungarian: határozatlan — uncommitted, not having reached a decision
  • Māori: whēangaanga — uncommitted, not having reached a decision
  • Māori: matawaenga — uncommitted, not having reached a decision
  • Polish: niezdecydowany — uncommitted, not having reached a decision
  • Portuguese: indeciso — uncommitted, not having reached a decision
  • Slovene: neodločen — uncommitted, not having reached a decision
  • Spanish: indeciso — uncommitted, not having reached a decision