| Adj. | 1. | indeterminate - not precisely determined or established; not fixed or known in advance; "of indeterminate age"; "a zillion is a large indeterminate number"; "an indeterminate point of law"; "the influence of environment is indeterminate"; "an indeterminate future"uncertain - not established beyond doubt; still undecided or unknown; "an uncertain future"; "a manuscript of uncertain origin"; "plans are still uncertain"; "changes of great if uncertain consquences"; "without further evidence his story must remain uncertain" inconclusive - not conclusive; not putting an end to doubt or question; "an inconclusive reply"; "inconclusive evidence"; "the inconclusive committee vote" determinate - precisely determined or limited or defined; especially fixed by rule or by a specific and constant cause; "a determinate distance"; "a determinate number"; "determinate variations in animals" | |
| 2. | indeterminate - having a capacity for continuing to grow at the apex; "an indeterminate stem"determinate - not continuing to grow indefinitely at the apex; "determinate growth" | |
| 3. | indeterminate - of uncertain or ambiguous nature; "the equivocal (or indeterminate) objects painted by surrealists"ambiguous, equivocal - open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead; "an equivocal statement"; "the polling had a complex and equivocal (or ambiguous) message for potential female candidates"; "the officer's equivocal behavior increased the victim's uneasiness"; "popularity is an equivocal crown"; "an equivocal response to an embarrassing question" | |
| 4. | indeterminate - not capable of being determined; "the indeterminate number of plant species in the jungle" | |
| 5. | indeterminate - not leading to a definite ending or result; "an indeterminate campaign"inconclusive - not conclusive; not putting an end to doubt or question; "an inconclusive reply"; "inconclusive evidence"; "the inconclusive committee vote" | |