Antonyms of adj determinate

3 senses of determinate

Sense 1
determinate (vs. indeterminate) -- (precisely determined or limited or defined; especially fixed by rule or by a specific and constant cause; "a determinate distance"; "a determinate number"; "determinate variations in animals")

indeterminate (vs. determinate), 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")
        => cost-plus -- (determining payment based on the actual cost of production plus an agreed-upon fee or rate of profit; "a cost-plus government contract")
        => open-ended -- (allowing for a spontaneous response; "an open-ended question")

Sense 2
determinate (vs. indeterminate) -- (not continuing to grow indefinitely at the apex; "determinate growth")

indeterminate (vs. determinate) -- (having a capacity for continuing to grow at the apex; "an indeterminate stem")
        => racemose -- (having stalked flowers along an elongated stem that continue to open in succession from below as the stem continues to grow; "lilies of the valley are racemose")

Sense 3
definitive, determinate -- (supplying or being a final or conclusive settlement; "a definitive verdict"; "a determinate answer to the problem")

INDIRECT (VIA conclusive) -> inconclusive -- (not conclusive; not putting an end to doubt or question; "an inconclusive reply"; "inconclusive evidence"; "the inconclusive committee vote")

Similarity of adj determinate

3 senses of determinate

Sense 1
determinate (vs. indeterminate) -- (precisely determined or limited or defined; especially fixed by rule or by a specific and constant cause; "a determinate distance"; "a determinate number"; "determinate variations in animals")
       => fixed -- ((of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value)

Sense 2
determinate (vs. indeterminate) -- (not continuing to grow indefinitely at the apex; "determinate growth")
       => cymose -- (having a usually flat-topped flower cluster in which the main and branch stems each end in a flower that opens before those below it or to its side)

Sense 3
definitive, determinate -- (supplying or being a final or conclusive settlement; "a definitive verdict"; "a determinate answer to the problem")
       => conclusive (vs. inconclusive) -- (forming an end or termination; especially putting an end to doubt or question; "conclusive proof"; "the evidence is conclusive")

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