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inconclusive

(ɪnkənkluːsɪv)
1. adjective
If research or evidence is inconclusive, it has not proved anything.
Research has so far proved inconclusive.
I find the evidence inconclusive.
Synonyms: uncertain, vague, ambiguous, open More Synonyms of inconclusive
2. adjective
If a contest or conflict is inconclusive, it is not clear who has won or who is winning.
The past two elections were inconclusive.
...eight years of bloody and inconclusive war.

inconclusive in British English

(ˌɪnkənˈkluːsɪv)
adjective
not conclusive or decisive; not finally settled; indeterminate
Derived forms
inconclusively (ˌinconˈclusively)
adverb
inconclusiveness (ˌinconˈclusiveness)
noun

inconclusive in American English

(ˌɪnkənˈklusɪv)
adjective
not conclusive or final; not leading to a definite result
Derived forms
inconclusively (ˌinconˈclusively)
adverb
inconclusiveness (ˌinconˈclusiveness)
noun

Examples of 'inconclusive' in a sentence
inconclusive

The scans yesterday proved inconclusive because of the bruising.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
 Replays proved inconclusive, but there were suspicions of an offside as well.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
First, the physical evidence is inconclusive.
Smithsonian Mag (2017)
A post mortem proved inconclusive and more tests will be carried out.
The Sun (2016)
A post-mortem was carried out but the results were inconclusive.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
A post mortem proved inconclusive.
The Sun (2017)
The family are awaiting the results of toxicology tests after a post mortem proved inconclusive.
The Sun (2014)
The older technology gave an inconclusive result.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
On jobs the evidence is again inconclusive.
Brindley,Tim & Rydin, Yvonne & Stoker, Gerry Remaking Planning: the politics of urban change in the Thatcher years (1989)
They have been unable to form a government since the inconclusive election.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
But specialists say his first scan results are inconclusive and want him to have a second test.
The Sun (2008)
An inquest opened and adjourned yesterday heard that initial postmortem examinations on the men had proved inconclusive.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
But it had been handled by too many people and the results were inconclusive.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The results of a post mortem examination were inconclusive and there is yet to bea formal inquest.
The Sun (2012)
Further data seems to suggest either other increases or at least inconclusive evidence to bear out the doomsday theory.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
We had all sorts of tests afterwards to see if there was a problem but the results were inconclusive.
The Sun (2011)
So the evidence here is inconclusive.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
An initial post mortem proved inconclusive.
The Sun (2008)
Plus, a fair bit of the scientific research is inconclusive.
The Sun (2012)
They are awaiting toxicology reports after a post-mortem examination was inconclusive.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Other countries' elections produce inconclusive outcomes.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The cause of death had been unclear and a post-mortem examination yesterday was inconclusive.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
A post mortem examination was inconclusive and further tests are being carried out.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Haiti is in the midst of a political crisis caused by inconclusive elections held at the end of November.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
No one saw him pull the trigger and the scientific evidence was inconclusive enough to convince two jurors in his first trial of his innocence.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
And, just as in that war, innumerable inconclusive skirmishes were fought.
Wills, Christopher The Runaway Brain: the Evolution of Human Uniqueness (1993)
FA chiefs decided TV replays were inconclusive and issued only warnings.
The Sun (2008)

In other languages
inconclusive

British English: inconclusive ADJECTIVE
If research or evidence is inconclusive, it has not proved anything.
Research has so far proved inconclusive.
  • American English: inconclusive
  • Brazilian Portuguese: inconclusivo
  • Chinese: > 无定论的研究或证据
  • European Spanish: inconcluyente
  • French: peu concluant
  • German: ergebnislos
  • Italian: inconcludente
  • Japanese: 不確定な
  • Korean: 결론에 이르지 못한
  • European Portuguese: inconclusivo
  • Latin American Spanish: inconcluyente

(adjective) 
Definition
not giving a final decision or result
Research has so far proved inconclusive.
Synonyms
uncertain
Students all over the country are facing an uncertain future.
vague
the team's vague plans to start up a regular magazine
ambiguous
His remarks clarify an ambiguous statement given earlier this week.
open
It is an open question how long his commitment will last.
indecisive
An indecisive vote would force a second round of voting.
unsettled
They were in the process of resolving all the unsettled issues.
undecided
The release date for his record is still undecided.
unconvincing
up in the air (informal)
The President's trip is still very much up in the air.
indeterminate
I hope to carry on for an indeterminate period.

Additional synonyms

in the sense of ambiguous
Definition
having more than one possible interpretation
His remarks clarify an ambiguous statement given earlier this week.
Synonyms
unclear,
puzzling,
uncertain,
obscure,
vague,
doubtful,
dubious,
enigmatic,
indefinite,
inconclusive,
cryptic,
indeterminate,
equivocal,
Delphic,
oracular,
enigmatical,
clear as mud (informal)
in the sense of indecisive
Definition
not decisive or conclusive
An indecisive vote would force a second round of voting.
Synonyms
inconclusive,
unclear,
undecided,
indefinite,
indeterminate
in the sense of indeterminate
Definition
left doubtful
I hope to carry on for an indeterminate period.
Synonyms
uncertain,
indefinite,
unspecified,
vague,
inconclusive,
imprecise,
undefined,
undetermined,
inexact,
unfixed,
unstipulated

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