inconclusiveness
State of uncertainty
Inconclusiveness is the quality of failing to settle a question or reach a definite result.
Evidence may have inconclusiveness when it points in multiple directions.
A study's inconclusiveness means it didn't prove or disprove the hypothesis: The inconclusiveness of the investigation left everyone frustrated.
Awaiting resolution or decision
- ongoingIn progress now
- unfinishedNot yet complete
- unsettledNot yet resolved
- undeterminedNot yet established
undecided · unresolved · hanging · outstanding · suspended · incomplete · continuance · deferral
Absence of precision
- nebulousnessQuality of being indistinct
- obscurityState of being unknown
- murkinessDimness, lack of clarity
- opacityImpermeability to light
indistinctness · fuzziness · imprecision · indefiniteness · unclearness · muddledness · haziness · equivocation
Failure to decide
- hesitationDelay from uncertainty
- tentativenessState of being uncertain
- waveringShowing unsteady resolve
- vacillationInability to choose
unsureness · ambivalence · fence-sitting · dithering · waffling · fluctuation · noncommitment · indecisiveness
Disposition toward doubt
- questioningSeeking answers through inquiry
- disbeliefRejection of truth claims
- misgivingsFeelings of doubt
- distrustAbsence of confidence
suspicion · dubiousness · incredulity · reservation · qualm · wariness · cynicism · scrutiny
pending
Awaiting resolution or decision
- ongoingIn progress now
- unfinishedNot yet complete
- unsettledNot yet resolved
undetermined · undecided · unresolved · hanging · outstanding · suspended · incomplete · continuance · deferral · adjournment
vagueness
Absence of precision
- nebulousnessQuality of being indistinct
- obscurityState of being unknown
- murkinessDimness, lack of clarity
opacity · indistinctness · fuzziness · imprecision · indefiniteness · unclearness · muddledness · haziness · equivocation · crypticness
indecision
Failure to decide
- hesitationDelay from uncertainty
- tentativenessState of being uncertain
- waveringShowing unsteady resolve
vacillation · unsureness · ambivalence · fence-sitting · dithering · waffling · fluctuation · noncommitment · indecisiveness · uncertainty
skepticism
Disposition toward doubt
- questioningSeeking answers through inquiry
- disbeliefRejection of truth claims
- misgivingsFeelings of doubt
distrust · suspicion · dubiousness · incredulity · reservation · qualm · wariness · cynicism · scrutiny · mistrust
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Quality of being final
finality · definitiveness · resolution · closure · decisiveness
inconclusivenessdecisiveness
Ability to choose firmly
resoluteness · determination · firmness · resolve · certainty
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Quality of being final
definitiveness · proof · certainty · demonstrability · incontrovertibility
include, conclude, conclusion, exclude, inclusive, inclusion, exclusion, recluse, seclusion