'Inconclusive' definitions:
Definition of 'inconclusive'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Not conclusive; not putting an end to doubt or question; "an inconclusive reply"; "inconclusive evidence"; "the inconclusive committee vote" [ant: conclusive]
Definition of 'Inconclusive'
From: GCIDE
- Inconclusive \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. [1913 Webster]
- Arguments . . . inconclusive and impertinent. --South. -- {In`con*clu"sive*ly}, adv. -- {In`con*clu"sive*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'inconclusive'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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