Definite and Indeterminate

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Definite

Definite adjective - Having distinct or certain limits.
Usage example: there should be a definite scope to your paper on the campaign for women's rights because you obviously cannot cover the whole history in five pages
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Indeterminate is an antonym for definite in topics: specific, exact, fixed.
Nearby Words: definitely, definitive, definition, definitively

Indeterminate

Indeterminate adjective - Not precisely determined or established; not fixed or known in advance.
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Definite is an antonym for indeterminate in uncertain topic.
Nearby Words: indeterminable, indeterminately, indeterminacy
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