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Undecide vs Undecided - What's the difference?

undecide | undecided |

As a verb undecide

is to reverse or recant (a previous decision).

As an adjective 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.

undecide

English

Verb

(undecid)
  • To reverse or recant (a previous decision).
    • (Webster 1913)

    undecided

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Open and not yet settled or determined.
    • The question of man's destiny is still undecided .
  • Uncommitted, not having reached a decision.
    • 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, indecisive

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A voter etc. who has not yet come to a decision.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2008, date=February 17, author=Jennifer Finney Boylan, title=At the Maine Caucuses, a Tough Nut to Crack, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=The real drama came as these two camps fought for undecideds , who literally found themselves in the middle. }}