inconclusive

inconclusive
I adjective doubtful, flimsy, indecisive, ineffective, not final, quo nihil efficitur, subject to verification, unascertained, uncertain, unconfirmed, uncorroborated, undemonstrated, unestablished, unproved, unproven, unsettled, unsubstantiated, unsupported, unsupported by evidence, unsure, untested, untried, unverified, weak associated concepts: inconclusive account, inconclusive evidence II index circumstantial, indeterminate, uncertain (ambiguous), unconfirmed

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  • Inconclusive — In con*clu sive, a. Not conclusive; leading to no conclusion; not closing or settling a point in debate, or a doubtful question; as, evidence is inconclusive when it does not exhibit the truth of a disputed case in such a manner as to satisfy the …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • inconclusive — (adj.) 1680s (implied in inconclusiveness), from IN (Cf. in ) (1) not, opposite of + CONCLUSIVE (Cf. conclusive). Related: Inconclusively …   Etymology dictionary

  • inconclusive — [adj] up in the air ambiguous, deficient, incomplete, indecisive, indetermi nate, lacking, open, uncertain, unconvincing, undecided, uneventful, unfateful, unfinished, unsatisfactory, unsettled, vague; concepts 537,548 Ant. certain, conclusive,… …   New thesaurus

  • inconclusive — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ not conclusive. DERIVATIVES inconclusively adverb inconclusiveness noun …   English terms dictionary

  • inconclusive — [in΄kən klo͞o′siv] adj. not conclusive or final; not leading to a definite result inconclusively adv. inconclusiveness n …   English World dictionary

  • inconclusive — [[t]ɪ̱nkənklu͟ːsɪv[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED If research or evidence is inconclusive, it has not proved anything. Research has so far proved inconclusive... I find the evidence inconclusive. Ant: conclusive 2) ADJ GRADED If a contest or conflict is… …   English dictionary

  • inconclusive — adj. VERBS ▪ be, prove ▪ remain ADVERB ▪ largely ▪ The results have been largely inconclusive. ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

  • inconclusive — adjective Date: 1707 leading to no conclusion or definite result < inconclusive evidence > < an inconclusive argument > • inconclusively adverb • inconclusiveness noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • inconclusive — inconclusively, adv. inconclusiveness, n. /in keuhn klooh siv/, adj. 1. not conclusive; not resolving fully all doubts or questions: inconclusive evidence. 2. without final results or outcome: inconclusive experiments. [1680 90; IN 3 +… …   Universalium

  • inconclusive — in|con|clu|sive [ˌınkənˈklu:sıv] adj not leading to a clear decision or result ≠ ↑conclusive ▪ The evidence against the two men was inconclusive. ▪ A coalition government was formed after inconclusive elections. >inconclusively adv… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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