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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Not yet determined or settled; open.
- adjective Not having reached a decision; uncommitted.
- noun One, such as a voter, that has not yet reached a decision.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Not decided or determined; not settled.
- Not having one's mind made up or one's purpose fixed; irresolute.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
Open and not yetsettled ordetermined . - adjective
Uncommitted , not havingreached adecision . - noun A
voter etc. who has not yet come to a decision.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective characterized by indecision
- adjective not yet having made a commitment
- adjective not brought to a conclusion; subject to further thought
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Examples
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Opinion polls show a close race between Mr. Dombrovskis's Unity group and Harmony Center, but more than 46% of voters remain undecided so the outcome is far from certain.
Hungary's Fidesz Set for Big Win Veronica Gulyas 2010
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Many voters remain undecided, so just a little of your time now can have a major impact in helping the animals on Tuesday.
Wayne Pacelle: Four Votes for Animals, Four Final Days to Spread the Word Wayne Pacelle 2010
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The chances of Meek falling below 16%, along with all of the voters who remain undecided going to Crist currently appears to be a pipedream.
Dueling Partisan Polls Confirm A Toss-Up In Illinois Senate Race The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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The 35% of democrat voters that are undecided is because no one was able to contact them in their graves.
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Many delegates remain undecided whom to blame for the failure to win an outright majority.
David Cameron is taking a big gamble with his own party Simon Jenkins 2010
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His connections remain undecided about going on to the May 16 Preakness, preferring to take some time to see how their upstart is doing.
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Yeah, but undecided is at 18% and he hasn't spent a dime yet.
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(Soundbite of music) INSKEEP: Some Senate races remain undecided this morning.
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Of course, that can get pretty bunched up looking so I remain undecided about what to do.
Jean's Knitting Jean 2009
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But the race isn't necessarily over: 20 percent of likely voters remain undecided, and more voters say Pagliuca is running the best campaign.
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Words with the same meaning
- ambitendent
- ambivalent
- at issue
- at loose ends
- borderline
- capricious
- changeable
- conditional
- conditioned
- contingent
- dependent
- depending
- double-minded
- dubious
- equivocal
- fence-sitting
- fence-straddling
- fickle
- in question
- in suspense
- in the balance
- indecisive
- indeterminate
- infirm of purpose
- irresolute
- irresolved
- mercurial
- mugwumpian
- mugwumpish
- mutable
- of two minds
- open
- pendent
- pending
- suspenseful
- uncertain
- unclear
- uncounted
- undetermined
- unestablished
- unfixed
- unresolved
- unsettled
- unsure
- untold
- up for grabs
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