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inconclusive

/ˌɪnkənˈkluːsɪv/ UK
[ˌɪŋkəŋˈkluːsɪv] UK
/ˌɪnkənˈklusɪv/ Canada, US
[ˌɪŋkəŋˈklusɪv] Canada, US
/ˌɪnkənˈklʉːsɪv/ Australia
[ˌɪŋkəŋˈklʉːsɪv] Australia
/ˌənkənˈklʉːsəv/ New Zealand
[ˌəŋkəŋˈklʉːsəv] New Zealand

adjective more inconclusive · most inconclusive · nonconclusive

Not conclusive, not leading to a conclusion. Chofen is an unusually small hydrogen-helium gas giant, with traces of sulphur and hydrocarbons in the atmosphere. The Alliance surveyor ship Ibn Battuta provided inconclusive evidence of hydrocarbon life in the atmosphere (over 1000 meters below the cloud tops), where pressure compresses Chofen's h
Similar: indecisive

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Closest in meaning: indeterminate, indecisive, equivocal, nisi, incomplete, unfinished, inadmissible, unconvincing, negative, unsuccessful, futile, inconsistent, ineffective, fruitless, uncertain, doubtful

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adj not leading to a conclusion

Français	pas concluant
Deutsch	aussagefähig, aussagekräftig, lassen nicht den Schluss zu …, erlauben keine eindeutige Schlussfolgerung

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@misc{inconclusive_2026,
  title = {inconclusive},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/inconclusive},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}