inconclusive
Use Inconclusive in a sentence
kənˈklu adjective
1.
not conclusive; not resolving fully all doubts or questions: inconclusive evidence.
2.
without final results or outcome: inconclusive experiments.
Related forms
in·con·clu·sive·ly, adverb
in·con·clu·sive·ness, noun
Synonyms
unsettled, indecisive, indefinite.
unsettled, indecisive, indefinite.
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| —adj | |
| not conclusive or decisive; not finally settled; indeterminate | |
| incon'clusively | |
| —adv | |
| incon'clusiveness | |
| —n | |
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Inconclusive
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Example sentences
We spent an exhausting and inconclusive morning reviewing the case and the questions it raised.
The explanations become steadily more absurd and inconclusive.
The answers were inconclusive and then stopped altogether.
The inconclusive results of the latest trial are a surprise to many experts.
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