indeterminate
adjective
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
not precisely determined or established; not fixed or known in advance
of indeterminate age
Related & opposite
- uncertain also see
- inconclusive also see
- indeterminable also see
- determinate antonym
- indefiniteness derivation
- cost-plus similar to
- open-ended similar to
Sense 2 adjective
having a capacity for continuing to grow at the apex
an indeterminate stem
Related & opposite
- determinate antonym
- phytology domain topic
- racemose similar to
Sense 3 adjective
of uncertain or ambiguous nature
the equivocal (or indeterminate) objects painted by surrealists
Related & opposite
- indefiniteness derivation
- ambiguous similar to
Sense 4 adjective
not capable of being determined
the indeterminate number of plant species in the jungle
Related & opposite
- indefiniteness derivation
- indeterminable similar to
Sense 5 adjective
not leading to a definite ending or result
an indeterminate campaign
Related & opposite
- indefiniteness derivation
- inconclusive similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | uncertain |
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | inconclusive |
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | indeterminable |
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | determinate |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | indefiniteness |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | cost-plus |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | open-ended |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | determinate |
| 2 | domain topic | Related & opposite | phytology |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | racemose |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | indefiniteness |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | ambiguous |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | indefiniteness |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | indeterminable |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | indefiniteness |
| 5 | similar to | Related & opposite | inconclusive |