Synonyms for Uncertain

Synonyms for "uncertain" (353 found)

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Closest matches (71)

Adjective(10 words)

unsure ambiguousambiguous dataambiguous phrasingchanceful chancier chanciest changeable conflicted doubtful

adrift afloat agnostic alternating ambiguous ambitendent ambivalent amorphous amphibological amphibolous anxious arbitrary arguableat a lossat loose endsblear bleared bleary blurred blurry

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Noun(4 words)

ajaiaapproximate solvereconomic instabilityeconomic tension

Verb(1 words)

create random data

Strong matches (106)

equivocatory erratic explosive faint falteringfast and loosefeeble fence fence-sitting fence-straddling fickle filmy fishy fitful flickering flighty flitting fluctuating fluid foggy

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Adjective(13 words)

fallible greyesthigh unpredictabilityiffier iffiestimprecise inferenceincertain indeterminatelow stabilitymarginal performancemarshymumbling tonenondeterministic

Verb(1 words)

faltered

Noun(7 words)

falteringguessing without evidenceindirect observationless solidlevel of unpredictabilitymore ambiguousno number

Interjection(1 words)

hmm

Related words (176)

nonuniform obscureof two mindsopaque openout of focuspale parlous patchy perilous polysemantic polysemous precarious problematic protean pyrrhonic questionable questioning rambling restless

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risky rocky rough roving scatterbrained scrappy scrupulous semivisible shadowy shady shaky shapeless shifting shifty shuffling shy skeptical slippery snatchy snobbish spasmatic spasmic spasmodic spastic speculative spineless sporadic spotty staggering suspect suspecting suspicious temperamental tenebrous tentative ticklish totterytouch-and-gotouchy treacherous tricky unaccountable unclear unconfirmable uncontrolled unconvinced undecided undefined undependable undetermined undisciplined undivinable uneasy unequal uneven unfixed unforeseeable unhealthy unintelligible unmethodical unmetrical unpersuaded unplain unpredictable unprovable unrecognizable unregular unreliable unresolved unrestrained unrhythmical unsafe unsettled unsound unstableunstable as waterunstaid unsteadfast unsteady unsure unsystematic untrusting untrustworthy unverifiable vacillate vacillating vagrant vague variable veering vicissitudinary vicissitudinous volatile wandering wanton wary wavering wavery wavy wayward weakweak kneedwhimsicalwishy washywishy-washy wobbling wobbly

Adjective(39 words)

precarious probabilistic problematical quantum-mechanical riskyrisky behaviorrisky methodrisky riverrocky groundshakier shakiest skittish stochasticstochastic modelstentativetentative claimtentative suggestionunclearunclear dataunclear sequence

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undetermined statusuneasy unpredictableunpredictable futureunpredictable outcomesunpredictive unpromisedunreliable data pointunreliable datasetunsealed unsettledunstable influenceunsteadier vaguevague modifiervexedwavering noteweak degreewobblier

Noun(9 words)

quaking quavering quiveringrandom variableremain undecidedstochastic processtossupunclear soundswave-function approach

Verb(1 words)

vacillated

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

7 relation types

More general

6 entries

clarity descriptormeaning level descriptoroutcome descriptorrisk descriptorstate of doubtsubjective descriptor

More specific

8 entries

ambiguous doubtful equivocal probabilistic speculative tentative undecided vague

Collocations

6 entries

become uncertainfeel uncertainuncertain futureuncertain outcomeuncertain timesuncertain weather

Inflections

2 entries

more uncertainmost uncertain

Derivations

2 entries

uncertainly uncertainty

Antonyms

1 entries

certain

similar

18 entries

ambiguous ambivalent chancy contingent doubtful dubious flukey fluky groping iffy indefinite indeterminate undependable undetermined unpredictable unreliable

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Sample sentences

15 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

I am uncertain whether this is a thing of value.

Source: tatoeba (56261)

The weather is uncertain at this time of year.

Source: tatoeba (241622)

I was uncertain of my ability to do it.

Source: tatoeba (254743)

I am uncertain as to whether I am the right person for the job.

Source: tatoeba (264544)

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Uncertain