English adjective: indeterminate | |||
1. | indeterminate not precisely determined or established; not fixed or known in advance | ||
Samples | Of indeterminate age. A zillion is a large indeterminate number. An indeterminate point of law. The influence of environment is indeterminate. An indeterminate future. | ||
Synonyms | undetermined | ||
Similar | cost-plus, open-ended | ||
See also | inconclusive, indeterminable, uncertain, undeterminable | ||
Antonyms | determinate | ||
2. | indeterminate having a capacity for continuing to grow at the apex | ||
Samples | An indeterminate stem. | ||
Similar | racemose | ||
Domain category | botany, phytology | ||
Antonyms | determinate | ||
3. | indeterminate of uncertain or ambiguous nature | ||
Samples | The equivocal (or indeterminate) objects painted by surrealists. | ||
Similar | ambiguous, equivocal | ||
Antonyms | unequivocal, univocal, unambiguous | ||
4. | indeterminate not capable of being determined | ||
Samples | The indeterminate number of plant species in the jungle. | ||
Similar | indeterminable, undeterminable | ||
Antonyms | determinable | ||
5. | indeterminate not leading to a definite ending or result | ||
Samples | An indeterminate campaign. | ||
Similar | inconclusive | ||
Antonyms | conclusive | ||