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🤷 No clear choice ⚖️ No legal ruling 🥊 No winner
nondecision

nondecision

7.7
A sports outcome with no winner and no official result
  • noun
  • /ˌnɒndɪˈsɪʒən/
: empate
  • Because of the weather, the game was ruled a nondecision and will not count in the standings.

Examples

  • The boxing match ended in a nondecision after an accidental injury stopped the fight.

  • The match ended in a nondecision due to heavy rain.

  • Fans were disappointed when the highly anticipated bout resulted in a nondecision.

  • The referee declared a nondecision after both teams failed to score.

  • The boxer was frustrated when the fight ended in a nondecision due to a sudden power outage.

  • In the championship game, the heavy fog led to a nondecision, leaving fans without a clear winner.

  • The baseball match's rain delay resulted in a nondecision, meaning the statistics would not be counted.

Synonyms

tie
vsnondecision
170 2.0

A situation in a game where two players or teams have the same score

lacks any official recorded result and so leaves no formal outcome
draw
vsnondecision
91 2.4

A game or contest that ends with an equal score

lacks any official recorded result and so leaves no formal outcome
standoff
vsnondecision
1 4.7

A situation in a game or contest where both sides have the same score and no winner

lacks any official recorded result and so leaves no formal outcome

How Decisive

battle
∞ 1.4
nondecision
7.7

Surface Forms

nondecision singular
nondecisions plural

Morphology

nondecision = decision (transparent) = non + decision

Standard negation non- + 'decision' meaning 'no official decision/result', which is directly inferable.

Etymology

Nondecision comes from the prefix non- ('not') and decision from decide ('to choose'), so it literally means 'not choosing'. In sport, a nondecision is an outcome with no winner, for example when an injury or bad weather stops the match before a final result.