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 of undecided

• pending
• unsettled
• undetermined
• unresolved
• debatable

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

About a quarter of voters were undecided. —Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2026

Nearly 10% remain undecided ahead of the May 26 runoff. —Jack Fink, CBS News, 25 Mar. 2026

Others representing the Iowa Police Chief Association, Iowa Department of Transportation and Iowa Department of Public Safety were undecided. —Cooper Worth, Des Moines Register, 25 Mar. 2026

But more than 40% of likely voters are still undecided with just two weeks to go until the April 7 election. —Mary Spicuzza, jsonline.com, 24 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1540, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Rhymes for undecided

• coincided
• subdivided
• undivided
• unprovided
• abided
• collided
• confided
• decided
• derided
• divided
• elided
• lopsided

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