inconclusive

Examples

• All

• I leaned back in Bill's swivel chair, trying to sort through this maze of inconclusive information.

  Fiction book (1995)

• All clean fuel prices had an inconclusive association with fuel choice.

  Academic text (2012)

• The day so far feels inconclusive.

  You Are Here (2011)

• The medical facts here are ultimately inconclusive.

  A Few Good Men (1992)

• If you have an inconclusive result, that's it.

• The pictures you e-mailed us were inconclusive.

  Eye of the Beast (2007)

• The answers to these questions so far have remained inconclusive and contradictory.

  Academic text (1993)

• Even though the evidence about Atlantis is still inconclusive, a visit to the site is an enlightening experience.

  Academic text (1999)

• Three biological tests of the soil yielded some surprises and, at the time, inconclusive results.

  Academic text (1994)

• A premodern, chaotic, impressionistic, and often inconclusive process has been organized and upgraded thanks to modern technology.

  Academic text (1993)

Synonyms

U

uncertain

vsinconclusive

149 2.8

Not known for sure and likely to change

is about failing to give a clear final decision rather than general unreliability

U

undecided

vsinconclusive

75 2.9

Not yet sure which option or side to choose

is about outcomes that lack a final decision rather than about personal delay

D

debatable

vsinconclusive

34 5.0

Open to question or discussion

is used when evidence fails to settle a matter rather than merely being arguable

I

iffy

vsinconclusive

• Informal

26 8.1

Not certain or reliable

is used for formal failure to give a definite result rather than casual doubt

U

undetermined

vsinconclusive

20 4.6

Not yet decided or known

is about failing to produce a definite result rather than mere unsettlement

I

indeterminate

vsinconclusive

11 7.0

Not clearly known or decided

is about failure to reach a final decision rather than general vagueness

I

indeterminable

vsinconclusive

1 7.7

You cannot know for sure

is less absolute and allows further evidence to change the result

I

indecisive

vsinconclusive

1 5.0

Not clearly defined so limits are unclear

is about outcomes not giving a clear final decision rather than mere vagueness

N

nonconclusive

vsinconclusive

6.5

Not giving a clear answer or result

is the same in meaning but is a common alternative form

U

undeterminable

vsinconclusive

7.6

It is not possible to know for sure

is less absolute and leaves doubt instead of declaring impossibility

Antonyms

C

conclusive

65 4.8

A result or proof that clearly shows something is true and leaves no doubt

How Conclusive

definitive

79 5.6

conclusive

65 4.8

inconclusive

55 6.5

uncertain

149 2.8

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology