I am uncertain whether this is a thing of value.
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Uncertain
//ʌnˈsɜːtən//
Synonyms for "uncertain" (291 found)
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Closest matches (59)
ambiguouschangeabledoubtfulindefiniteunreliableambivalentcapriciouschancydesultorydubiousequivocalfitfulfluctuatingindistinctinsecureirregularmutablequestionableshakyunsettled
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adriftafloatagnosticalternatingambitendentamorphousamphibologicalamphibolousanxiousarbitraryarguableat a lossat loose endsblearblearedblearyblurredblurryborderlinebrokencareeningcasualcatchychangefulchoppycloudedconditionalconfusedcontingentcriticaldangerousdarkdebatabledelicatedependentdeviabledeviativedicey
Adjective(1 words)
Strong matches (87)
dimdisconnecteddiscontinuousdisputabledistrustfuldizzydouble-mindeddoubtabledoubtingdubitableeccentricenigmaticequivocatoryerraticexplosivefaintfalteringfast and loosefeeblefence
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fence-sittingfence-straddlingficklefilmyfishyflickeringflightyflittingfluidfoggyfreakishfrom missourifuzzygiddygropinggutteringhairyhalf-seenhalf-visiblehaltinghazardoushazyherky-jerkyhesitanthesitatingheterocliteiffyill-definedimmethodicalimpetuousimprobableimpulsivein doubtincalculableinconclusiveinconsistentinconspicuousinconstantincredulousindecisiveindemonstrableindeterminateindistinguishableinfirminfirm of purposeintermittentintermittingironicirresoluteirresolvedirresponsibleissuejerkyleerylow profilelow-profilelubriciouslukewarmlurching
Adjective(7 words)
Adjective(1 words)
Related words (145)
mazymercurialmerely glimpsedmindmistrustfulmistrustingmistymoodymootmugwumpianmugwumpishmultivocalmysteriousnonuniformobscureof two mindsopaqueopenout of focuspale
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parlouspatchyperilouspolysemanticpolysemousprecariousproblematicproblematicalproteanpyrrhonicquestioningramblingrestlessriskyrockyroughrovingscatterbrainedscrappyscrupuloussemivisibleshadowyshadyshapelessshiftingshiftyshufflingshyskepticalslipperysnatchysnobbishspasmaticspasmicspasmodicspasticspeculativespinelesssporadicspottystaggeringsuspectsuspectingsuspicioustemperamentaltenebroustentativeticklishtotterytouch-and-gotouchytreacheroustrickyunaccountableunclearunconfirmableuncontrolledunconvincedundecidedundefinedundependableundeterminedundisciplinedundivinableuneasyunequalunevenunfixedunforeseeableunhealthyunintelligibleunmethodicalunmetricalunpersuadedunplainunpredictableunprovableunrecognizableunregularunresolvedunrestrainedunrhythmicalunsafeunsealedunsoundunstableunstable as waterunstaidunsteadfastunsteadyunsureunsystematicuntrustinguntrustworthyunverifiableup in airvacillatevacillatingvagrantvaguevariableveeringvicissitudinaryvicissitudinousvolatilewanderingwantonwarywaveringwaverywavywaywardweakweak kneedwhimsicalwishy washywishy-washywobblingwobbly
Adjective(3 words)
Related word relations
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Antonyms
2 entriesSynonyms
23 entriesShowing 16 of 23 words.
Related terms
2 entriesderived
1 entriesderived from
2 entriesrelated to
16 entriessimilar
27 entriesShowing 16 of 27 words.
Translations
111 translations across 31 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- ἀβέβαιος adj (not known for certain; questionable)
Bulgarian
4 entries- неопределен adj (not known for certain; questionable)
- несигурен adj (not yet determined; undecided)
- несигурен adj (unpredictable or capricious)
- нестабилен adj (fitful or unsteady)
Catalan
3 entries- incert adj (not known for certain; questionable)
- incert adj (not yet determined; undecided)
- incert adj (variable and subject to change)
Czech
1 entries- nejistý adj (not known for certain; questionable)
Esperanto
2 entries- necerta adj (not known for certain; questionable)
- necerta adj (not yet determined; undecided)
Finnish
4 entries- arvaamaton adj (unpredictable or capricious)
- epävakaa adj (fitful or unsteady)
- epävarma adj (not known for certain; questionable)
- epävarma adj (not yet determined; undecided)
French
3 entries- incertain adj (not known for certain; questionable)
- incertain adj (not yet determined; undecided)
- incertain adj (variable and subject to change)
Galician
4 entries- incerto adj (not known for certain; questionable)
- incerto adj (not yet determined; undecided)
- incerto adj (variable and subject to change)
- incerto adj (unpredictable or capricious)
Georgian
1 entries- გაურკვეველი adj (not yet determined; undecided)
German
4 entries- unbestimmt adj (not yet determined; undecided)
- unbeständig adj (variable and subject to change)
- unbeständig adj (fitful or unsteady)
- unbeständig adj (unpredictable or capricious)
Greek
1 entries- αβέβαιος adj (not known for certain; questionable)
Hindi
3 entries- अनिश्चित adj (not known for certain; questionable)
- अनिश्चित adj (not yet determined; undecided)
- अनिश्चित adj (unpredictable or capricious)
Hungarian
4 entries- bizonytalan adj (not known for certain; questionable)
- bizonytalan adj (not yet determined; undecided)
- bizonytalan adj (variable and subject to change)
- bizonytalan adj (fitful or unsteady)
Irish
1 entries- éiginnte adj (not yet determined; undecided)
Khmer
1 entries- មិនប្រាកដប្រជា adj (not known for certain; questionable)
Latin
2 entries- ambiguus adj (not known for certain; questionable)
- incertus adj (not known for certain; questionable)
Macedonian
1 entries- неизвесен adj (not known for certain; questionable)
Māori
4 entries- ahurangi adj (variable and subject to change)
- harapuka adj (not known for certain; questionable)
- hokirua adj (not known for certain; questionable)
- kumukumu adj (variable and subject to change)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- شبههلو adj (not known for certain; questionable)
Plautdietsch
1 entries- onbestemt adj (not known for certain; questionable)
Polish
4 entries- nieokreślony adj (not known for certain; questionable)
- niepewny adj (not known for certain; questionable)
- niepewny adj (not yet determined; undecided)
- niezdecydowany adj (not yet determined; undecided)
Portuguese
4 entries- incerto adj (not known for certain; questionable)
- incerto adj (not yet determined; undecided)
- incerto adj (variable and subject to change)
- indeterminado adj (not yet determined; undecided)
Romanian
4 entries- imprevizibil adj (unpredictable or capricious)
- incert adj (not known for certain; questionable)
- inconstant adj (variable and subject to change)
- indecis adj (not yet determined; undecided)
Russian
4 entries- изме́нчивый adj (fitful or unsteady)
- неопределённый adj (not known for certain; questionable)
- неопределённый adj (not yet determined; undecided)
- непостоя́нный adj (fitful or unsteady)
Scottish Gaelic
4 entries- mì-chinnteach adj (not known for certain; questionable)
- mì-chinnteach adj (not yet determined; undecided)
- mì-chinnteach adj (variable and subject to change)
- mì-chinnteach adj (fitful or unsteady)
Spanish
4 entries- incierto adj (not known for certain; questionable)
- incierto adj (not yet determined; undecided)
- incierto adj (variable and subject to change)
- poco certero adj (not known for certain; questionable)
Swedish
2 entries- osäker adj (not known for certain; questionable)
- tvivelaktig adj (not known for certain; questionable)
Thai
4 entries- คลุมเคลือ adj (not known for certain; questionable)
- ลังเล adj (not yet determined; undecided)
- ไม่มั่นคง adj (fitful or unsteady)
- ไม่แน่นอน adj (not known for certain; questionable)
Turkish
2 entries- belirsiz adj (not yet determined; undecided)
- şüpheli adj (not known for certain; questionable)
Uzbek
1 entries- noaniq adj (not yet determined; undecided)
Welsh
1 entries- ansicr adj (not known for certain; questionable)
Sample sentences
15 total sentences available.
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)
Showing 4 of 15 available sentences.
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