different between undecided vs unstable

English

Etymology

From Middle English undecided, equivalent to un- +? decided.

Adjective

undecided (comparative more undecided, superlative most undecided)

1. Open and not yet settled or determined.

   The question of man's destiny is still undecided.

2. Uncommitted, not having reached a decision.

   The result of the election is in doubt because of a large number of undecided voters.

Synonyms

• (open and not yet settled): indeterminate, unsettled, indecisive
• (uncommitted; not having reached a decision): ambivalent, irresolute, of two minds, indecisive

Translations

Noun

undecided (plural undecideds)

1. A voter etc. who has not yet come to a decision.

Verb

undecided

1. simple past tense and past participle of undecide

Anagrams

• deinduced

English

Etymology

un- +? stable

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?n?ste?b??/
• Rhymes: -e?b?l

Adjective

unstable (comparative more unstable, superlative most unstable)

1. Having a strong tendency to change.
2. Fluctuating; not constant.
3. Fickle.
4. Unpredictable.
5. (chemistry) Readily decomposable.
6. (physics) Radioactive, especially with a short half-life.

Synonyms

• (having strong tendency to change): labile
• (fluctuating, not constant): instable (rare); see also Thesaurus:unsteady
• (fickle): arbitrary, capricious
• (not held or fixed securely and likely to fall over): tottering, unsteady, wobbly; see also Thesaurus:rickety

Antonyms

• stable

Related terms

• instability
• unstability (rare)

Translations

Verb

unstable (third-person singular simple present unstables, present participle unstabling, simple past and past participle unstabled)

1. (transitive) To release (an animal) from a stable.

Anagrams

• abluents, ant-blues, bleaunts, blue ants, tunables, unablest