Antonyms for inconclusive


Grammar : Adj
Spell : in-kuhn-kloo-siv
Phonetic Transcription : ˌɪn kənˈklu sɪv


Definition of inconclusive

Origin :
  • 1680s (implied in inconclusiveness), from in- (1) "not, opposite of" + conclusive. Related: Inconclusively.
  • adj up in the air
Example sentences :
  • Seems they had a bet on, and their last game was inconclusive.
  • Extract from : « The Players » by Everett B. Cole
  • But all this was inconclusive, for the reason that Mrs. Smiley was not fastened as she is now.
  • Extract from : « The Shadow World » by Hamlin Garland
  • This is what renders any theoretical appraisal so inconclusive.
  • Extract from : « The New World of Islam » by Lothrop Stoddard
  • But while as matter of logic it is inconclusive, as matter of fact it is chimerical.
  • Extract from : « Fragments of science, V. 1-2 » by John Tyndall
  • But this argument of Maimonides is very weak and inconclusive.
  • Extract from : « A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy » by Isaac Husik
  • His opening speech, tame and inconclusive, discouraged his own followers.
  • Extract from : « The Political History of England - Vol XI » by George Brodrick
  • The evidence with which Mr. Randall fortifies his position is inconclusive.
  • Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly , Volume 2, No. 14, December 1858 » by Various
  • So the conflict rages, exciting, even absorbing, but inconclusive.
  • Extract from : « Birds and all Nature, Vol. V, No. 1, January 1899 » by Various
  • The circumstance, after all, is as inconclusive as the fact is immaterial.
  • Extract from : « A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 3 » by Various
  • My inconclusive data lend but little support to this possibility.
  • Extract from : « American Weasels » by E. Raymond Hall

Synonyms for inconclusive

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