undeterminable

Beyond finding out

Undeterminable means impossible to establish, ascertain, or fix with certainty.

The cause of death may be undeterminable when evidence is lacking.

An undeterminable amount cannot be calculated or measured: The economic impact remains undeterminable at this stage.

The word overlaps with indeterminable, though undeterminable emphasizes practical obstacles while indeterminable suggests inherent impossibility.

unknowable

enigmatic

Puzzling and obscure

unknowable · impenetrable · opaque · mysterious · arcane · esoteric · abstruse · cryptic · hidden · concealed

ambiguous

vague

Unclear, ill-defined

ambiguous · indistinct · blurry · fuzzy · hazy · clouded · murky · imprecise · inexact · ill-defined

uncertain

doubtful

Uncertain of truth

tentative · speculative · unconfirmed · unverifiable · unprovable · disputable · debatable · contestable · inconclusive · pending

immeasurable

unquantifiable

Cannot be numerically expressed

limitless · infinite · unbounded · countless · innumerable · unfixed · variable · fluctuating · unstable · immeasurable

Opposites
knowability/discoverability

undeterminabledeterminable

Able to be established

ascertainable · discoverable · knowable · measurable · findable

measurability/quantifiability

undeterminablemeasurable

Able to be gauged

quantifiable · calculable · computable · countable · assessable

definiteness/fixability

undeterminabledeterminable

Able to be established

fixable · definable · determinate · decidable · resolvable

Family

determined, determine, determination, determining, predetermined, undetermined, indeterminate, determinate, determinedly

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