Antonyms for indeterminate

Grammar : Adj

Spell : in-di-tur-muh-nit

Phonetic Transcription : ˌɪn dɪˈtɜr mə nɪt

Definition of indeterminate

Origin : late 14c., from Late Latin indeterminatus "undefined," from in- "not, opposite of" (see in- (1)) + determinatus, past participle of determinare (see determine). Related: Indeterminately.

adj uncertain, vague

Example sentences :

She herself was in a curious, indeterminate attitude as far as concerned the law.
Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana

After an indeterminate interval, he was awakened by someone entering the room.
Extract from : « The Cruise of the Dry Dock » by T. S. Stribling

The station, like the scenery, like Helen's letters, struck an indeterminate note.
Extract from : « Howards End » by E. M. Forster

He was lithe, of indeterminate age, but with a look of great determination.
Extract from : « Suite Mentale » by Gordon Randall Garrett

I poised for an indeterminate instant, and then I took my orbit.
Extract from : « Wandl the Invader » by Raymond King Cummings

They do not suffice to produce them, because they are vague and indeterminate.
Extract from : « Dreams » by Henri Bergson

Something dark and indeterminate swept by on the swift current.
Extract from : « In Mesopotamia » by Martin Swayne

Also it cannot have more than two factors, or the answer would be indeterminate.
Extract from : « The Canterbury Puzzles » by Henry Ernest Dudeney

To this I should answer that the number is indeterminate, and I will explain why.
Extract from : « The Canterbury Puzzles » by Henry Ernest Dudeney

But the indeterminate, like music to the sentimental, is a vague stimulus.
Extract from : « The Sense of Beauty » by George Santayana

Synonyms for indeterminate

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