UNDECIDED

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does undecided mean? 

• UNDECIDED (adjective)
  The adjective UNDECIDED has 3 senses:

1. not brought to a conclusion; subject to further thought

2. characterized by indecision

3. not yet having made a commitment

  Familiarity information: UNDECIDED used as an adjective is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• UNDECIDED (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Not brought to a conclusion; subject to further thought

Synonyms:

open; undecided; undetermined; unresolved

Context example:

our lawsuit is still undetermined

Similar:

unsettled (still in doubt)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Characterized by indecision

Synonyms:

on the fence; undecided

Context example:

too many voters still declare they are undecided

Similar:

indecisive (characterized by lack of decision and firmness)

Sense 3

Meaning:

Not yet having made a commitment

Context example:

undecided voters

Similar:

uncommitted (not bound or pledged)

 Context examples 

He spoke of it as a certain event, of which the time alone could be undecided.

(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)

She seemed to take all the girl's courage with her, for when left alone, Meg stood for a moment, undecided whether to laugh or cry.

(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)

One question after this only remained undecided, between them, one difficulty only was to be overcome.

(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)

A silence succeeding, I was undecided whether to go or stay.

(David Copperfield, by Charles Dickens)

Then he stopped, undecided, and looked back over his shoulder.

(White Fang, by Jack London)

He was undecided, and knew not if he were worthy of this, but the doves counselled him to do it, and at length he said yes.

(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)

He always moved with the alertness of a mind which could neither be undecided nor dilatory, but now he seemed more sudden than usual in his disappearance.

(Emma, by Jane Austen)

We will leave this question undecided and hark back to our morass again, for we have left a good deal unexplored.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

But she had more than fears of her own perseverance to remove: she had begun to feel undecided as to what she ought to do; and as she walked round the room her doubts were increasing.

(Mansfield Park, by Jane Austen)

I remained silent, undecided.

(The Sea-Wolf, by Jack London)