adj · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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CMU ARPABET:AH2 N D IH0 T ER1 M IH0 N D
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:AH2 N D IY0 T ER1 M AH0 N D
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Not determined; not settled; not decided.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adj
Meaning 2
Not limited; not defined; indeterminate.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
verb
Meaning 3
simple past and past participle of undetermine
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
4
adjective
Meaning 4
not precisely determined or established; not fixed or known in advance
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
of indeterminate age
a zillion is a large indeterminate number
an indeterminate point of law
the influence of environment is indeterminate
an indeterminate future
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: indeterminate
Antonyms: none provided
5
adjective
Meaning 5
not yet having been ascertained or determined
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
of undetermined species
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: determined
6
adjective satellite
Meaning 6
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, undecided, unresolved
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From un- + determined.
Across languages
Translations
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
нерешителен
(nerešitelen)
— Not determined; not settled; not decided
Catalan:
indeterminat
— Not determined; not settled; not decided
German:
unbestimmt
— Not determined; not settled; not decided
German:
unentschieden
— Not determined; not settled; not decided
Irish:
neamhchinntithe
— Not determined; not settled; not decided
Manx:
neuoolit
— Not determined; not settled; not decided
Middle English:
unstedefast
— Not determined; not settled; not decided
Tagalog:
ditinakdaan
— Not determined; not settled; not decided
Bulgarian:
неопределен
(neopredelen)
— Not limited; not defined; indeterminate
Catalan:
indeterminat
— Not limited; not defined; indeterminate
German:
unbestimmt
— Not limited; not defined; indeterminate
Irish:
neamhchinntithe
— Not limited; not defined; indeterminate
Navajo:
haashį́į́
— Not limited; not defined; indeterminate