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indeterminable

The adjective indeterminable describes something that can't be known for sure, like the indeterminable age of your favorite teacher who has a gray beard but no wrinkles and dresses like his students.

Determine describes calculating something, making a final decision, or just being sure. Something that's indeterminable is none of these. Maybe you need more information — or better math skills. Or, the next action a group will make may be indeterminable because not all the members were at the meeting. As you can tell, things that are indeterminable don't always stay that way. In time, most things can be figured out.

DEFINITIONS OF: indeterminable

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adj not capable of being definitely decided or ascertained

Synonyms:
undeterminable
incalculable
not capable of being computed or enumerated
indeterminate
not capable of being determined
unascertainable, undiscoverable
not able to be ascertained; resisting discovery
unpredictable
unknown in advance
indeterminate, undetermined
not precisely determined or established; not fixed or known in advance
Antonyms:
determinable
capable of being determined or limited or fixed
calculable
capable of being calculated or estimated
ascertainable, discoverable
capable of being ascertained or found out
definable
capable of being defined, limited, or explained
judicable
capable of being judged or decided
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adj incapable of being definitely ascertained

Synonyms
incalculable
not capable of being computed or enumerated
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