undecided
adjective
un·de·cid·ed
ˌən-di-ˈsī-dəd 
1
: not having made a decision
undecided voters
… jurors announced they had reached verdicts on some counts, but remained undecided on some of the most serious charges.—
David A. Kaplan
David A. Kaplan2
: not having an answer or result : not yet determined or settled
an undecided question/issue
Examples of undecided in a Sentence
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About 10% of swing state voters remain undecided, according to an April 2 poll from the Wall Street Journal.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2024
About 26% of likely Republican primary voters were still undecided, according to the poll memo.
—Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Apr. 2024
Steve Macias, a Latino voter in Arizona who backed Trump in 2020 but is so far undecided this year, says the candidates' stances and proposals on immigration will be a deciding factor.
—Aaron Navarro, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2024
March 1, 2024 The poll shows Garvey is favored by 27% of likely voters, followed by Schiff with 25%, Rep. Katie Porter (D-Irvine) with 19% and Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Oakland) with 8%, while 12% of likely voters pick a different candidate and 9% are undecided.
—Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2024
No Party Preference voters were on the fence, with 49% saying yes and 36% saying no, with another 15% undecided.
—Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 4 Mar. 2024
But in a surprising twist, Friday’s Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies poll taken just a week before the March 5 primary Election Day found 27% of likely voters supporting Garvey, 25% Schiff, 19% Porter and 8% Lee, with 12% split among 23 other candidates and 9% undecided.
—John Woolfolk, The Mercury News, 1 Mar. 2024
In that poll, the first independent poll of the race, Braun holds a commanding double-digit lead over his opponents, but a sizeable 43% are undecided.
—Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Mar. 2024
With Biden and Trump both so well-known, the number of undecided voters in 2024 may be smaller than ever, but the classic formulation of American politics still holds true: Winning requires capturing the center.
—David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2024
Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2024
About 26% of likely Republican primary voters were still undecided, according to the poll memo.
—Brittany Carloni, The Indianapolis Star, 2 Apr. 2024
Steve Macias, a Latino voter in Arizona who backed Trump in 2020 but is so far undecided this year, says the candidates' stances and proposals on immigration will be a deciding factor.
—Aaron Navarro, CBS News, 20 Mar. 2024
March 1, 2024 The poll shows Garvey is favored by 27% of likely voters, followed by Schiff with 25%, Rep. Katie Porter (D-Irvine) with 19% and Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Oakland) with 8%, while 12% of likely voters pick a different candidate and 9% are undecided.
—Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2024
No Party Preference voters were on the fence, with 49% saying yes and 36% saying no, with another 15% undecided.
—Andrew Sheeler, Sacramento Bee, 4 Mar. 2024
But in a surprising twist, Friday’s Berkeley Institute of Governmental Studies poll taken just a week before the March 5 primary Election Day found 27% of likely voters supporting Garvey, 25% Schiff, 19% Porter and 8% Lee, with 12% split among 23 other candidates and 9% undecided.
—John Woolfolk, The Mercury News, 1 Mar. 2024
In that poll, the first independent poll of the race, Braun holds a commanding double-digit lead over his opponents, but a sizeable 43% are undecided.
—Kayla Dwyer, The Indianapolis Star, 27 Mar. 2024
With Biden and Trump both so well-known, the number of undecided voters in 2024 may be smaller than ever, but the classic formulation of American politics still holds true: Winning requires capturing the center.
—David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 22 Mar. 2024
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