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

One of North Carolina's most consequential 2024 races remains undecided, as a challenge mounted by the race's apparent loser is on an anything-but-straightforward path through state and federal courts. —Lucille Sherman, Axios, 13 Jan. 2025

Besides the 33 residents still at Choate but waiting to move to community settings, 31 others are waiting to go into other state-run centers, and six are undecided. —A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2025

The same goes for the Atlanta Falcons and Tampa Bay Buccaneers as the NFC South is still undecided. —Jeff Howe, The Athletic, 4 Jan. 2025

The move appeared to bode well for Johnson as the vote kicked off and several previously undecided Republicans cast their vote for him. —Alexandra Hutzler, ABC News, 3 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