Synonyms: indeterminate
Definition: not leading to a definite ending or result
Usage: an indeterminate campaign
Similar words: inconclusive
Definition: not conclusive; not putting an end to doubt or question
Usage: an inconclusive reply; inconclusive evidence; the inconclusive committee vote
Synonyms: indeterminate
Definition: not capable of being determined
Usage: the indeterminate number of plant species in the jungle
Similar words: undeterminable, indeterminable
Definition: not capable of being definitely decided or ascertained
Synonyms: undetermined, indeterminate
Definition: not precisely determined or established; not fixed or known in advance
Usage: of indeterminate age; a zillion is a large indeterminate number; an indeterminate point of law; the influence of environment is indeterminate; an indeterminate future
Similar words: cost-plus
Definition: determining payment based on the actual cost of production plus an agreed-upon fee or rate of profit
Usage: a cost-plus government contract
Similar words: open-ended
Definition: allowing for a spontaneous response
Usage: an open-ended question
Synonyms: indeterminate
Definition: having a capacity for continuing to grow at the apex
Usage: an indeterminate stem
Similar words: racemose
Definition: having stalked flowers along an elongated stem that continue to open in succession from below as the stem continues to grow
Usage: lilies of the valley are racemose
Synonyms: indeterminate
Definition: of uncertain or ambiguous nature
Usage: the equivocal (or indeterminate) objects painted by surrealists
Similar words: equivocal, ambiguous
Definition: open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead
Usage: 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