uncertain, adj.
freq. cnt. 9
freq. cnt. 9
lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 7 freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 1
incertain uncertain unsure
sample sentences
"uncertain of his convictions""unsure of himself and his future"
"moving with uncertain (or unsure) steps"
"an uncertain smile"
"touched the ornaments with uncertain fingers"
lexical pointers
antonym
semantic pointers
attribute
similar to
not established beyond doubt; still undecided or unknown
<adj.all> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3
uncertain
sample sentences
"an uncertain future""a manuscript of uncertain origin"
"plans are still uncertain"
"changes of great if uncertain consequences"
"without further evidence his story must remain uncertain"
semantic pointers
also see
attribute
similar to
ambiguous (especially in the negative)
<adj.all>
uncertain
not certain to occur; not inevitable
<adj.all>
uncertain
sample sentences
"everything is uncertain about the army""the issue is uncertain"
semantic pointers
also see
similar to
not consistent or dependable
<adj.all>
uncertain
sample sentences
"an uncertain recollection of events""a gun with a rather uncertain trigger"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
similar to
not established or confirmed
<adj.all>
uncertain unsealed
sample sentences
"his doom is as yet unsealed"
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antonym
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derivationally related form
subject to change
<adj.all>
changeable uncertain unsettled
sample sentences
"a changeable climate""the weather is uncertain"
"unsettled weather with rain and hail and sunshine coming one right after the other"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
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