undecided

English

Etymology

From Middle English undecided, equivalent to un- + decided.

Adjective

undecided (comparative more undecided, superlative most undecided)

  1. Open and not yet settled or determined.
    The question of man's destiny is still undecided.
  2. Uncommitted, not having reached a decision.
    The result of the election is in doubt because of a large number of undecided voters.

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Noun

undecided (plural undecideds)

  1. A voter etc. who has not yet come to a decision.
    • 2008 February 17, Jennifer Finney Boylan, “At the Maine Caucuses, a Tough Nut to Crack”, in New York Times:
      The real drama came as these two camps fought for undecideds, who literally found themselves in the middle.

Verb

undecided

  1. simple past tense and past participle of undecide

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