Meaning of INCONCLUSIVE
| Pronunciation: | | `inkun'kloosiv
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- [adj] not conclusive; not putting an end to doubt or question; "an inconclusive reply"; "inconclusive evidence"; "the inconclusive committee vote"
- [adj] leading to no final results or outcome; "an inconclusive experiment"
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| | Synonyms: | | equivocal, indeterminate, nisi |
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| | Antonyms: | | conclusive | | |
| | See Also: | | indecisive, undetermined | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \In`con*clu"sive\, a.
Not conclusive; leading to no conclusion; not closing or
settling a point in debate, or a doubtful question; as,
evidence is inconclusive when it does not exhibit the truth
of a disputed case in such a manner as to satisfy the mind,
and put an end to debate or doubt.
Arguments . . . inconclusive and impertinent. --South.
-- {In`con*clu"sive*ly}, adv. -- {In`con*clu"sive*ness}, n.
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| | Related Terms: | | absonant, contradictory, contrary to reason, fallacious, faulty, feeble, flawed, flimsy, groundless, illogical, inauthentic, incongruous, inconsequent, inconsequential, inconsistent, indecisive, indefinite, indeterminate, insubstantial, invalid, irrational, loose, nonscientific, not following, not proved, open, paralogical, poor, reasonless, self-annulling, self-contradictory, self-refuting, senseless, unascertained, unattested, unauthentic, unauthenticated, uncertain, uncertified, unconfirmed, unconnected, uncorroborated, undemonstrated, undetermined, unestablished, unfinished, unfixed, unfounded, unphilosophical, unproved, unproven, unreasonable, unresolved, unrigorous, unscientific, unsettled, unshown, unsound, unsubstantial, unsubstantiated, unsupported, unsupported by evidence, unsustained, untested, untried, unvalidated, unverified, weak, without basis, without grounds, without reason |
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