INCONCLUSIVE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Not conclusive; not putting an end to doubt or question

Example:

the inconclusive committee vote

Classified under:

Adjectives

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)