undecided

adjective

un·​de·​cid·​ed ˌən-di-ˈsī-dəd How to pronounce undecided (audio)
1
: not having made a decision
undecided voters
… jurors announced they had reached verdicts on some counts, but remained undecided on some of the most serious charges.David A. Kaplan
2
: not having an answer or result : not yet determined or settled
an undecided question/issue

Examples of undecided in a Sentence

a number of undecided matters still before the committee voters still seem to be undecided about that candidate's fitness for the office of president
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In the final stretch of the campaign, both Trump and Harris made stops in Texas to court undecided voters. Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 5 Nov. 2024 The former House leader then added that undecided voters do not exist. Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024 Yet based on polling data, anti-trans ads are unlikely to help Trump win over undecided voters. Abby Monteil, Them, 5 Nov. 2024 Transportation Secretary debated 25 undecided voters in a video shared on Jubilee Media's YouTube, in which support for the Harris-Walz ticket doubled. Marni Rose McFall, Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for undecided 

Word History

First Known Use

1540, in the meaning defined at sense 2

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The first known use of undecided was in 1540

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“Undecided.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/undecided. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.

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undecided

adjective
un·​de·​cid·​ed
ˌən-di-ˈsīd-əd
1
: not yet decided : not settled
the question is still undecided
2
: not having decided : uncertain what to do
still undecided about it
undecidedly adverb

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