undecided
not decided or determined.
not having one's mind firmly made up.
a person who is undecided: Are you still among the undecideds?
Origin of undecided
1Other words for undecided
| 2 | indecisive, fluctuating, wavering, vacillating; irresolute |
Other words from undecided
- un·de·cid·ed·ly, adverb
- un·de·cid·ed·ness, noun
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How to use undecided in a sentence
That includes about the same number who say they are truly “undecided” and who say they are “probably” going to vote for one candidate but haven’t made up their minds.
Election live updates: Trump returns to Wisconsin; Biden to face live audience at town hall | Colby Itkowitz, Felicia Sonmez, John Wagner | September 17, 2020 | Washington PostHe declined to comment for this article but has told others he is undecided over whether he should speak out more before the election, citing his previous role in the military and his concern about generals speaking out against elected presidents.
Former Pence aide says she will vote for Biden because of Trump’s ‘flat out disregard for human life’ during pandemic | Josh Dawsey | September 17, 2020 | Washington PostIn the 1950s, before cookies tracked your online behavior to create detailed logs, campaigns would send canvassers to specific addresses that were home to undecided voters.
Why Facebook’s political-ad ban is taking on the wrong problem | Tate Ryan-Mosley | September 6, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewMuch of the reasoning behind the ban relies on the idea that social media can convince undecided voters.
Why Facebook’s political-ad ban is taking on the wrong problem | Tate Ryan-Mosley | September 6, 2020 | MIT Technology ReviewEven if an undecided person is not swayed by all of these arguments, just one is enough to make them hesitant, he says.
Liberal, Educated … and Anti-Vaxxer: Pandemic Births New Vaccine Doubters | Charu Kasturi | August 25, 2020 | Ozy
In an Oct. 31 poll from Washington, 12 percent of women claimed they were undecided about Initiative 502.
But it still has the potential to swing a few races that are still tied with few undecided voters.
Roberts has staked his survival on branding Orman with the label most likely to unsettle undecided Kansans.
A Loss by Pat Roberts in Kansas? Actually, Not So Bizarre | Jeff Greenfield | October 3, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThe hope is that the jokes will reach those undecided on the issue.
The debate over guns in this country rarely attracts the undecided or anyone comfortable living with shades of gray.
I saw a girl on the store porch, standing by the door a moment as if undecided which way to go.
The Soldier of the Valley | Nelson LloydIt isnt due yet, Mr. Chumley, Jess said, undecided whether to get mad or to cry!
The Girls of Central High on the Stage | Gertrude W. MorrisonBut Gwynne deliberately remained undecided for the present, although half inclined to practise in the country for some years.
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonSidney was reluctant and Elizabeth undecided, and more than a year and a half slipped by without the change being actually made.
Ireland Under the Tudors, Vol. II (of 3) | Richard BagwellShe understood at once, but she waited some time before answering, as though the question were still undecided in her own mind.
The Woman Gives | Owen Johnson
British Dictionary definitions for undecided
/ (ˌʌndɪˈsaɪdɪd) /
not having made up one's mind
(of an issue, problem, etc) not agreed or decided upon
Derived forms of undecided
- undecidedly, adverb
- undecidedness, noun
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