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inconclusive

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in·con·clu·sive  (nkn-klsv)
adj.
Not conclusive: inconclusive evidence.

incon·clusive·ly adv.
incon·clusive·ness n.

inconclusive [ˌɪnkənˈkluːsɪv]
adj
not conclusive or decisive; not finally settled; indeterminate
inconclusively  adv
inconclusiveness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.inconclusive - not conclusive; not putting an end to doubt or question; "an inconclusive reply"; "inconclusive evidence"; "the inconclusive committee vote"
indecisive - not definitely settling something; "a long and indecisive war"
indeterminate, undetermined - not precisely determined or established; not fixed or known in advance; "of indeterminate age"; "a zillion is a large indeterminate number"; "an indeterminate point of law"; "the influence of environment is indeterminate"; "an indeterminate future"
conclusive - forming an end or termination; especially putting an end to doubt or question; "conclusive proof"; "the evidence is conclusive"

inconclusive
adjective uncertain, vague, ambiguous, open, indecisive, unsettled, undecided, unconvincing, up in the air (informal), indeterminate Research has so far proved inconclusive.
Translations
inconclusive [ˌɪnkənˈkluːsɪv] ADJ (= not decisive) [result] → no concluyente; (= not convincing) [argument] → no convincente; [evidence] → no concluyente
the investigation was inconclusivela investigación no dio resultados concluyentes

inconclusive [ˌɪnkənˈkluːsɪv] adj
[research, evidence] → peu concluant(e)
[war, election] → sans conclusion véritable
to be inconclusive → n'aboutir à aucune conclusion

inconclusive
adj (= not decisive) resultunbestimmt, zu keiner Entscheidung führend; electionohne eindeutiges Ergebnis; action, discussion, investigationohne (schlüssiges) Ergebnis, ergebnislos; warerfolglos; (= not convincing) evidence, argumentnicht überzeugend, nicht schlüssig, nicht zwingend

inconclusive [ˌɪnkənˈkluːsɪv] adj (debate, discussion) → inconcludente, non risolutivo/a; (evidence, experiment) → che lascia dubbi, inconcludente; (argument) → poco convincente
inconclusive [ˌɪnkənˈkluːsɪv] adj (debate, discussion) → inconcludente, non risolutivo/a; (evidence, experiment) → che lascia dubbi, inconcludente; (argument) → poco convincente

inconclusive
adj inconclusive [inkənˈkluːsiv]
not leading to a definite decision, result etc inconclusive evidence. onoortuigend غَيْر بات، لا يُؤَدّي إلى نتيجَه неубедителен neprůkazný ikke afgørende; ufyldestgørende nicht überzeugend ανεπαρκής, που δεν οδηγεί σε ασφαλή συμπεράσματα no concluyente mittelõplik بدون نتیجه قطعی ei ratkaiseva peu concluant לא מְשַכנֵעַ अनिर्णायक neuvjerljiv nem döntő/meggyőző kurang lengkap, tidak meyakinkan ófullnægjandi inconcludente 結論の出ない 결정적이 아닌 negalutinis, neįtikinantis nepārliecinošs tiada keputusan niet beslissend, onbeslist ikke overbevisende, resultatløs nieprzekonywujący inconclusivo neconcludent неубедительный nepresvedčivý; nedôkazový neodločilen nepotpun inte avgörande ซึ่งไม่มีผลสรุปที่แน่ชัด sonuçsuz 非決定性的 непереконливий; неостаточний غیر فیصلہ کن không đi đến kết luận


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