Indecisive vs Undecided - What's the difference?
indecisive | undecided | Synonyms |
(of a person) Not decisive; not marked by promptness or decision.
inconclusive or uncertain
Open and not yet settled or determined.
Uncommitted, not having reached a decision.
A voter etc. who has not yet come to a decision.
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Undecided is a synonym of indecisive.
As adjectives the difference between indecisive and undecided
is that indecisive is not decisive; not marked by promptness or decision while undecided is open and not yet settled or determined.As a noun undecided is
a voter etc. who has not yet come to a decision.indecisive
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- They were all being very indecisive about what to wear to the party.
- The outcome of the race was so indecisive .
Antonyms
* decisiveDerived terms
* indecisiveness * indecisivelyundecided
English
Adjective
(en adjective)- The question of man's destiny is still undecided .
- The result of the election is in doubt because of a large number of undecided voters.
Synonyms
* (open and not yet settled) indeterminate, unsettled, indecisive * ambivalent, irresolute, of two minds, indecisiveNoun
(en noun)citation