inconclusive
gb/ɪŋkəŋklˈusɪv/ us/ɪŋkəŋklˈusɪv/
B2
English
nem egyértelmű, nem perdöntő
B2
1
nem perdöntő
C1
Usage pattern:
[evidence/result/test/investigation] is inconclusive; prove/remain inconclusive
The medical tests were inconclusive, so the doctor ordered more scans.
Az orvosi vizsgálatok eredménye nem volt egyértelmű, ezért az orvos további képalkotó vizsgálatokat rendelt el.
Police said the evidence was inconclusive and no charges would be filed yet.
A rendőrség szerint a bizonyítékok nem voltak perdöntőek, ezért egyelőre nem emelnek vádat.
The study produced interesting but inconclusive results.
Learner examples
The test was inconclusive, so I need to take it again.
A teszt eredménye nem volt egyértelmű, ezért újra meg kell csinálnom.
The evidence is inconclusive.
A bizonyítékok nem egyértelműek.
Common mistake:
Inconclusive usually describes evidence, tests, results, investigations, or outcomes, not people. For a person, use unsure or undecided.
Meaning
not proving anything definite
Collocations
inconclusive evidence
|inconclusive results
|inconclusive findings
|inconclusive test
|inconclusive investigation
|inconclusive outcome
|inconclusive vote
|prove inconclusive
|remain inconclusive
|largely inconclusive
Synonyms
unclear (more general and simpler; can describe almost anything that is not easy to understand)
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indefinite (suggests something is not fixed, certain, or clearly limited)
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not definitive (very close in meaning; often used for evidence, answers, or results)
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unresolved (emphasizes that a question or problem has not been settled)
Antonyms
conclusive (clearly proves something or settles a question)
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definitive (final, authoritative, and not needing further proof)
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decisive (clearly settles an issue or determines an outcome)
Themes
communication
|research
|law
|medicine
|decision_making
Definition
If evidence or a result is inconclusive, it does not clearly prove anything.
Not leading to a definite conclusion, decision, or result; failing to prove clearly what is true or what should happen.
Grammar
Dictionary form
inconclusive
IPA
GB/ɪŋkəŋklˈusɪv/
US/ɪŋkəŋklˈusɪv/
Syllables & stress
in - con - clus - ive (4 syllables)
Stress on 3rd syllable (clus)
Word forms
Adjective
- Base: inconclusive
Expressions
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