Inconclusive

Quick meaning: Inconclusive is an adjective meaning Not conclusive, not leading to a conclusion.

Meaning

Not conclusive, not leading to a conclusion.

Example Sentences

despite preliminary evidence of heightened vulnerability to PTSD in autistic individuals (Hoover, 2015; Kildahl et al., 2020), research is inconclusive as to whether there is a stronger association between PTSD and adverse health outcomes for autistic, relative to non-autistic individuals.

Chofen is an unusually small hydrogen-helium gas giant, with traces of sulphur and hydrocarbons in the atmosphere. The Alliance surveyor ship Ibn Battuta provided inconclusive evidence of hydrocarbon life in the atmosphere (over 1000 meters below the cloud tops), where pressure compresses Chofen's hydrogen into a liquid state.

He met Luis Suarez's cross at the far post, only for Chelsea keeper Petr Cech to show brilliant reflexes to deflect his header on to the bar. Carroll turned away to lead Liverpool's insistent protests that the ball had crossed the line but referee Phil Dowd and assistant referee Andrew Garratt waved play on, with even a succession of replays proving inconclusive.

Synonyms for inconclusive

Depending on context, synonyms include indecisive, equivocal, indeterminate, nisi.

Antonyms for inconclusive

Common opposites include conclusive.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include indeterminate, indecisive, equivocal, nisi, incomplete, inadmissible.

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