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un·de·cid·ed

 (ŭn′dĭ-sī′dĭd)
adj.
1. Not yet determined or settled; open: Our position on this bill is still undecided.
2. Not having reached a decision; uncommitted: undecided voters.
n. pl. un·de·cid·eds
One, such as a voter, that has not yet reached a decision: "Will this joint interview make up minds among the vast throng of undecideds?" (William Safire).

un′de·cid′ed·ly adv.
un′de·cid′ed·ness n.
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undecided

(ˌʌndɪˈsaɪdɪd)
adj
1. not having made up one's mind
2. (of an issue, problem, etc) not agreed or decided upon
ˌundeˈcidedly adv
ˌundeˈcidedness n
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un•de•cid•ed

(ˌʌn dɪˈsaɪ dɪd)

adj.
1. not yet decided or determined.
2. not having one's mind made up.
n.
3. a person who is undecided.
[1530–40]
un`de•cid′ed•ly, adv.
un`de•cid′ed•ness, n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.undecided - not brought to a conclusionundecided - not brought to a conclusion; subject to further thought; "an open question"; "our position on this bill is still undecided"; "our lawsuit is still undetermined"
unsettled - still in doubt; "an unsettled issue"; "an unsettled state of mind"
2.undecided - characterized by indecisionundecided - characterized by indecision; "some who had been on the fence came out in favor of the plan"; "too many voters still declare they are undecided"
indecisive - characterized by lack of decision and firmness; "an indecisive manager brought the enterprise to a standstill"
3.undecided - not yet having made a commitmentundecided - not yet having made a commitment; "undecided voters"
uncommitted - not bound or pledged
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undecided

adjective
1. unsure, uncertain, uncommitted, torn, doubtful, dubious, wavering, hesitant, ambivalent, dithering (chiefly Brit.), in two minds, irresolute, swithering (Scot.) She was still undecided as to what career she wanted to pursue.
unsure decided, sure, certain, committed, resolute
2. unsettled, open, undetermined, vague, pending, tentative, in the balance, indefinite, debatable, up in the air, moot, iffy (informal), unconcluded The release date for his record is still undecided.
unsettled definite, decided, determined, settled, resolved
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undecided

adjective
1. Marked by lack of firm decision or commitment; of questionable outcome:
2. Experiencing doubt:
Idiom: in doubt.
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Translations
مُتَرَدِّدغَيْر مُقَرَّر فيه
nerozhodnutýnerozhodný
ubeslutsomåbenikke besluttet
päättämätön
neodlučan
óákveîinnóútkljáîur
決心がついていない
결단을 내리지 못하는
nenuspręstas
neizlēmīgsneizlemtsnenoteikts
obestämd
ไม่ตกลงใจ
kararsızkararlaştırılmamış
lưỡng lự

undecided

[ˈʌndɪˈsaɪdɪd] ADJ [person] → indeciso; [question] → pendiente, no resuelto
we are still undecided whether to goaún no sabemos si ir o no
that is still undecidedeso queda por resolver
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

undecided

[ˌʌndɪˈsaɪdɪd] adj
[person] → indécis(e)
to be undecided about sth → être indécis(e) sur qch
to be undecided whether to do sth → ne pas avoir décidé si l'on doit faire qch
[question] → non réglé(e)
Some basic questions remain undecided → Certaines questions fondamentales restent non réglées.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

undecided

adj
personunentschlossen; he is undecided as to whether he should go or noter ist (sich) noch unschlüssig, ob er gehen soll oder nicht; to be undecided about somethingsich (dat)über etw (acc)im Unklaren sein
questionunentschieden; what are we going to do? — I don’t know, it’s undecidedwas sollen wir tun? — ich weiß nicht, das steht noch nicht fest or ist noch nicht entschieden
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

undecided

[ˌʌndɪˈsaɪdɪd] adj (person) → indeciso/a, incerto/a; (matter) → irrisolto/a
we are still undecided whether to go → siamo ancora indecisi se andare o meno
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

undecided

(andiˈsaidid) adjective
1. (of a person) unable to make a decision about something.
2. (of a matter) not settled. The date of the meeting is still undecided.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

undecided

مُتَرَدِّد nerozhodnutý ubeslutsom unentschlossen αναποφάσιστος indeciso päättämätön indécis neodlučan incerto 決心がついていない 결단을 내리지 못하는 onbeslist uavgjort niezdecydowany indeciso нерешенный obestämd ไม่ตกลงใจ kararsız lưỡng lự 未定的
Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

undecided

a. indeciso-a, indeterminado-a.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
References in classic literature ?
JAMRACH the Rich, being anxious to reach the City of Political Distinction before nightfall, arrived at a fork of the road and was undecided which branch to follow; so he consulted a Wise-Looking Person who sat by the wayside.
The Tsar stopped a few minutes in front of the hussars as if undecided.
He was undecided, and knew not if he were worthy of this, but the doves counselled him to do it, and at length he said yes.
"Putting this, however, aside, for it is a puzzling question for which it is difficult to find a solution, let us return to the superiority of arms over letters, a matter still undecided, so many are the arguments put forward on each side; for besides those I have mentioned, letters say that without them arms cannot maintain themselves, for war, too, has its laws and is governed by them, and laws belong to the domain of letters and men of letters.
Finding the higher Orders wavering and undecided, the leaders of the Revolution advanced still further in their requirements, and at last demanded that all classes alike, the Priests and the Women not excepted, should do homage to Colour by submitting to be painted.
Opening it and looking out, he perceived Maggie standing, as if undecided, on the corner.
Dobbins straightened himself up, yawn- ed, then unlocked his desk, and reached for his book, but seemed undecided whether to take it out or leave it.
Fix spent several hours turning these things over in his mind, sometimes thinking that all was lost, then persuading himself that Fogg was ignorant of his presence, and then undecided what course it was best to take.
He stopped shouting after that, and after wandering some time farther in an undecided way, determined to visit the huts.
Meanwhile the muslined form of Tess could be seen standing still, undecided, beside this turn-out, whose owner was talking to her.
There was in this voluntary abdication of his freewill, in this fancy submitting itself to another fancy, which suspects it not, a mixture of fantastic independence and blind obedience, something indescribable, intermediate between slavery and liberty, which pleased Gringoire,--a spirit essentially compound, undecided, and complex, holding the extremities of all extremes, incessantly suspended between all human propensities, and neutralizing one by the other.
For a moment Tarzan looked at the young man closely, as though undecided as to just what was best to do; then, stooping down before Clayton, he motioned him to grasp him about the neck, and, with the white man upon his back, Tarzan took to the trees.