Undecided
[ʌndɪ'saɪdɪd] or [,ʌndɪ'saɪdɪd]
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. Undetermined, unsettled, pending, in suspense.
Checked by Bryant
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Wavering, hesitating, irresolute, undetermined,[See COVER]
Editor: Seth
Definition
adj. not having the mind made up irresolute.—adj. Undecī′dable that cannot be decided.—adv. Undecī′dedly.—n. Undecī′dedness.
Checker: Wyatt
Examples
- Most of its issues are still undecided among Christians to this day. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- As she listened, undecided, all was silent. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Freeling blushed and looked melancholy and undecided. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- As Bradley passed out at the gate with an undecided foot, he heard it shut behind him, and heard the footstep of the man coming after him. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Still it remained a puzzle, and everybody seemed undecided as to the sex of Julia. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
- He spoke of it as a certain event, of which the time alone could be undecided. Jane Austen. Pride and Prejudice.
- On Monday morning the weather was in that undecided state which is more exasperating than a steady pour. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- These girls wear a single garment, usually, and it is loose, shapeless, of undecided color; it is generally out of repair, too. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- While he was yet undecided, she had quitted England; the news of his marriage reached her, and her hopes, poorly nurtured blossoms, withered and fell. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- But now each seemed fearful lest the fatal moment should pass, while the choice was yet undecided. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- He was an undecided, irresolute chap, who had everything but his orphan life scared out of him when he was young. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- They make me so undecided. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- There Jo stopped, and looked undecided whether to tell or to laugh. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- He wandered on again, irresolute and undecided, and oppressed with the fear of another solitary night. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- The news came to Darius simultaneously with the news of a rebellion in Egypt, and he died while still undecided in which direction to turn. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
Editor: Ryan