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INCONCLUSIVE
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Not conclusive; not putting an end to doubt or question
Example:
the inconclusive committee vote
Classified under:
Similar:
equivocal (uncertain as a sign or indication)
indeterminate (not leading to a definite ending or result)
head-to-head; neck and neck; nip and tuck (inconclusive as to outcome; close or just even in a race or comparison or competition)
nisi (not final or absolute)
Also:
indecisive (not definitely settling something)
indeterminate; undetermined (not precisely determined or established; not fixed or known in advance)
Attribute:
conclusiveness; decisiveness; finality (the quality of being final or definitely settled)
Antonym:
conclusive (forming an end or termination; especially putting an end to doubt or question)
Derivation:
inconclusiveness (the quality of being inconclusive)
