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Undecided vs Unsure - What's the difference?

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As adjectives the difference between undecided and unsure

is that undecided is open and not yet settled or determined while unsure is uncertain.

As a noun undecided

is a voter etc. who has not yet come to a decision.

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. }}

    unsure

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • uncertain
    • I'm still unsure whether to attend the wedding.
  • unstable or precarious

    • Synonyms

    * agnostic (unsure of facts, having no decided opinion on a matter)