When you determine something, you decide on what it is, which means you put limits or boundaries on its identity. So something indeterminate lacks identifying limits. A mutt is usually …

A judge can revoke those rights for an indeterminate amount of time, but the respondent always has the right to petition to have them restored.

INDETERMINATE definition: not determinate; not precisely fixed in extent; indefinite; uncertain. See examples of indeterminate used in a sentence.

If something is indeterminate, you cannot say exactly what it is. Dr Amid was a man of indeterminate age. I hope to carry on for an indeterminate period.

Definition of indeterminate adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Dec 26, 2025 · Adjective indeterminate (comparative more indeterminate, superlative most indeterminate) Not accurately determined or determinable.

Indeterminate definition: Not accurately or precisely determined; unclear. - See meaning, pronunciation, etymology, examples, and related words.

Uncertain, not fixed, or not capable of being determined. "The length of the project was indeterminate, with no clear end in sight." It can be used to describe a situation, a state of …

indeterminate adjective uncertain, indefinite, unspecified, vague, inconclusive, imprecise, undefined, undetermined, inexact, unfixed, unstipulated I hope to carry on for an indeterminate …

1 ENTRIES FOUND: indeterminate (adjective) indeterminate /ˌɪndɪ ˈ tɚmənət/ adjective Britannica Dictionary definition of INDETERMINATE formal : not able to be stated or described …