as in erroneous
not showing that something is certainly true
The results of the test proved inconclusive. an inconclusive argument
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Recent Examples of inconclusive
An initial autopsy performed by was inconclusive with further testing needed to determine how the baby died, a city Medical Examiner spokeswoman said Wednesday.
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Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 28 May 2025
The case has become a political firestorm in part because there is video footage of the relevant events, but much of it is chaotic or inconclusive.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 21 May 2025
Black smoke, for example, will only follow a pair of inconclusive votes.
—Katie Primm, NBC news, 9 May 2025
Trump said Wednesday the intelligence was inconclusive.
—John Bacon, USA Today, 26 June 2025
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Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 28 May 2025
The case has become a political firestorm in part because there is video footage of the relevant events, but much of it is chaotic or inconclusive.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 21 May 2025
Black smoke, for example, will only follow a pair of inconclusive votes.
—Katie Primm, NBC news, 9 May 2025
Trump said Wednesday the intelligence was inconclusive.
—John Bacon, USA Today, 26 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for inconclusive
Adjective
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The latest erroneous metaphor is that our brains are like AI systems.—
Iddo Gefen,
Twin Cities,
16 July 2025
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The amount a state owes would be based on a formula set by the percentage of erroneous payments reported each year.—
Elena Moore,
NPR,
28 June 2025
Adjective
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The two have had to step carefully during their tenure together, with McAfee once criticizing a top ESPN executive on air, and allowing one guest, Aaron Rodgers, to make inaccurate claims about coronavirus vaccines.—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
15 July 2025
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This story was updated to correct an inaccurate headline and to add information.—
Jessica Van Egeren,
jsonline.com,
14 July 2025
Adjective
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Andy Byron has not put out any statement; reports saying otherwise are all incorrect.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 July 2025
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One company statement referenced the video and stories related to it by pointing out incorrect information.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
19 July 2025
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Not because those traits are flawed, but because they’re pointed in the wrong direction.—
Nell Derick Debevoise,
Forbes.com,
24 July 2025
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Critics says the study RFK Jr. cited as evidence is flawed.—
Gabrielle Emanuel,
NPR,
21 July 2025
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For instance, Putignano says there’s nothing wrong with expecting a teen to clean their room, just as your parents expected of you.—
Beth Ann Mayer,
Parents,
15 July 2025
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But new research shows that the intuitive assumption that the water is mostly newly melted snow or fresh rain is dead wrong.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
15 July 2025
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“Inconclusive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inconclusive. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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