undecided

adjective

un·​de·​cid·​ed ˌən-di-ˈsī-dəd 

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

Synonyms

• open
• pending
• undetermined
• unresolved
• unsettled

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

Recent Examples on the Web

The future of SeaQuest, an interactive aquarium chain that recently filed for bankruptcy, is still undecided after it was not cleared for sale in court last week as proposed. —Mars King, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025

Collins was said to be undecided on Gabbard over her previously negative views on Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). —Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025

Fiery tidbits went viral: a trans man yelling at the conservative pundit Ben Shapiro for a full four minutes; Pete Buttigieg trying to calm an undecided voter seething with rage at the Democrats. —Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2025

Perhaps the median consumer of Hollywood fare will join the fickle ranks of the undecided voter. —Matt Brennan, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1540, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Kids Definition

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