as in erroneous
not showing that something is certainly true
The results of the test proved inconclusive. an inconclusive argument
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Recent Examples of inconclusive
Less than 20% of cases received an inconclusive result, the FDA said.
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Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 16 May 2025
The voting began on Wednesday night with an inconclusive result.
—Aryn Baker, Time, 9 May 2025
Bishop of Rome Doesn't Just Run the Catholic Church
Ballots are counted and burned after each round—black smoke signals an inconclusive vote, while white smoke announces an election.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025
According to a lab report, the footprints were inconclusive, and Esswein's DNA was not found inside Jeanie's apartment.
—Jordan Kinsey, CBS News, 17 May 2025
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Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 16 May 2025
The voting began on Wednesday night with an inconclusive result.
—Aryn Baker, Time, 9 May 2025
Bishop of Rome Doesn't Just Run the Catholic Church
Ballots are counted and burned after each round—black smoke signals an inconclusive vote, while white smoke announces an election.
—Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Apr. 2025
According to a lab report, the footprints were inconclusive, and Esswein's DNA was not found inside Jeanie's apartment.
—Jordan Kinsey, CBS News, 17 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for inconclusive
Recent Examples of Synonyms for inconclusive
Adjective
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But at these later stages, none of the remaining instances were in an erroneous state.—
John Timmer,
ArsTechnica,
6 June 2025
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Meta said that its new policies had helped reduce erroneous content removals in the US by half without broadly exposing users to more offensive content than before the changes.—
Paresh Dave,
Wired News,
29 May 2025
Adjective
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Ortega also explained that her age makes people assume an inaccurate sense of naiveté.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
28 May 2025
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But this is inaccurate as grid-scale storage batteries (BESS) can resolve this problem.—
Ian Dexter Palmer,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
Adjective
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The senators are incorrect three times, and surely more.—
John Tamny,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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But here’s the twist: both might technically be incorrect.—
Simon Perry,
People.com,
27 May 2025
Adjective
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In every case, flawed data doesn’t just slow down hiring.—
Hariharan Kolam,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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The logic Daly uses to justify not making changes is just so inherently flawed.—
Pierre LeBrun,
New York Times,
5 June 2025
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But even putting O’Brien on notice would be an attempt to intimidate and silence a critic, which is plainly wrong.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
30 May 2025
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For affluent Latino parents Enrique and Ilana Gomez, this moment goes hilariously wrong from the start, when their daughter Yoli invites her Mexican-born intended Marcos over to the family’s Pasadena home for dinner.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 May 2025
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“Inconclusive.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/inconclusive. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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