Antonyms of adj indeterminate

5 senses of indeterminate

Sense 1
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")

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
indeterminate (vs. determinate) -- (having a capacity for continuing to grow at the apex; "an indeterminate stem")

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
indeterminate -- (of uncertain or ambiguous nature; "the equivocal (or indeterminate) objects painted by surrealists")

INDIRECT (VIA equivocal) -> unequivocal, univocal, unambiguous -- (admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding; having only one meaning or interpretation and leading to only one conclusion; "unequivocal evidence"; "took an unequivocal position"; "an unequivocal success"; "an unequivocal promise"; "an unequivocal (or univocal) statement")

Sense 4
indeterminate -- (not capable of being determined; "the indeterminate number of plant species in the jungle")

INDIRECT (VIA indeterminable) -> determinable -- (capable of being determined or limited or fixed; "determinable velocities"; "matters determinable by law")

Sense 5
indeterminate -- (not leading to a definite ending or result; "an indeterminate campaign")

INDIRECT (VIA inconclusive) -> conclusive -- (forming an end or termination; especially putting an end to doubt or question; "conclusive proof"; "the evidence is conclusive")

Similarity of adj indeterminate

5 senses of indeterminate

Sense 1
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")
          Also See-> inconclusive#1; indeterminable#1, undeterminable#1; uncertain#2

Sense 2
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
indeterminate -- (of uncertain or ambiguous nature; "the equivocal (or indeterminate) objects painted by surrealists")
       => equivocal (vs. unequivocal), ambiguous -- (open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead; "an equivocal statement"; "the polling had a complex and equivocal (or ambiguous) message for potential female candidates"; "the officer's equivocal behavior increased the victim's uneasiness"; "popularity is an equivocal crown"; "an equivocal response to an embarrassing question")

Sense 4
indeterminate -- (not capable of being determined; "the indeterminate number of plant species in the jungle")
       => indeterminable (vs. determinable), undeterminable -- (not capable of being definitely decided or ascertained)

Sense 5
indeterminate -- (not leading to a definite ending or result; "an indeterminate campaign")
       => inconclusive (vs. conclusive) -- (not conclusive; not putting an end to doubt or question; "an inconclusive reply"; "inconclusive evidence"; "the inconclusive committee vote")

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