indeterminate (Meaning)
indeterminate (a)
not precisely determined or established; not fixed or known in advance
having a capacity for continuing to grow at the apex
indeterminate (s)
of uncertain or ambiguous nature
(of a quantity) having no definite value, as an equation that cannot be solved
not leading to a definite ending or result
indeterminate (a.)
Not determinate; not certain or fixed; indefinite; not precise; as, an indeterminate number of years.
Synonyms & Antonyms of indeterminate
Synonyms:
Antonyms:
- right
- decisive
- definite
- determinate
- indubitable
- indubitable
- true
- unquestionable
- definable
- certain
- positive
- valid
- positive
- sure
- incontestable
- determinate
- true
- unquestionable
- certain
- sure
- defined
- incontestable
- decisive
- definite
- correct
- definable
- correct
- valid
- clear-cut
- defined
- sound
- right
- sound
- clear-cut
Synonyms:
- approximative
- undefined
- indefinable
- general
- erroneous
- vague
- inexact
- unsettled
- imprecise
- inaccurate
- incorrect
- uncertain
- mushy
- indistinct
- undetermined
Antonyms:
indeterminate Sentence Examples
- The indeterminate sentence left the prisoner unsure of when he would be released.
- The doctor's diagnosis was indeterminate, offering no clear prognosis.
- The indeterminate equation had multiple possible solutions.
- The indeterminate form of the limit made it impossible to evaluate directly.
- The indeterminate pronoun "they" can refer to anyone.
- The indeterminate weather forecast made planning difficult.
- The indeterminate illness baffled the medical team.
- The indeterminate answer created a sense of ambiguity.
- The indeterminate object in the distance could not be identified.
- The indeterminate relationship left both parties feeling uncertain.
FAQs About the word indeterminate
not precisely determined or established; not fixed or known in advance, having a capacity for continuing to grow at the apex, of uncertain or ambiguous nature,
indefinite, approximate, approximative, undefined, indefinable, general, erroneous, vague, inexact, unsettled
right, decisive, definite, determinate, indubitable, indubitable, true, unquestionable, definable, certain
The indeterminate sentence left the prisoner unsure of when he would be released.
The doctor's diagnosis was indeterminate, offering no clear prognosis.
The indeterminate equation had multiple possible solutions.
The indeterminate form of the limit made it impossible to evaluate directly.