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1. uncertain
adjective. ['ənˈsɝːtən'] lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance.
Synonyms
- assurance
- authority
- doubtful
- dubious
- self-assurance
- unsure
- groping
- certainty
- incertain
- self-confidence
- sureness
- confidence
Antonyms
- sure
- uncertainty
- convinced
- confident
Etymology
- certain (English)
- certain (Middle English (1100-1500))
- un- (English)
- on- (Middle English (1100-1500))
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Rhymes with Uncertain
- wolverton
- pilkerton
- leverton
- emberton
- howerton
- etherton
- emerton
- eatherton
- blurton
- worton
- turton
- murton
- merton
- merten
- kirton
- girton
- girten
- curtain
- burton
- berton
- urton
How do you pronounce uncertain?
Pronounce uncertain as ənˈsərtən.
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Sentences with uncertain
1. Adjective
Ask your doctor about these tests if you are uncertain.
Quotes about uncertain
1. Live life for the moment because everything else is uncertain!
- Louis Tomlinson
2. Raising children is an uncertain thing; success is reached only after a life of battle and worry.
- Democritus
3. There is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its success, than to take the lead in the introduction of a new order of things.
- Niccolo Machiavelli
2. uncertain
adjective. ['ənˈsɝːtən'] not established beyond doubt; still undecided or unknown.
Synonyms
- sure thing
- up in the air
- undetermined
- certainty
- foregone conclusion
- indefinite
Antonyms
- uncertainty
- determinate
- unquestionable
- settled
Etymology
- certain (English)
- certain (Middle English (1100-1500))
- un- (English)
- on- (Middle English (1100-1500))
3. uncertain
adjective. ['ənˈsɝːtən'] not certain to occur; not inevitable.
Synonyms
- flukey
- up in the air
- unpredictable
- iffy
- fluky
- contingent
Antonyms
- certain
- diffidence
- unpredictability
- unsteadiness
Etymology
- certain (English)
- certain (Middle English (1100-1500))
- un- (English)
- on- (Middle English (1100-1500))
4. uncertain
adjective. ['ənˈsɝːtən'] ambiguous (especially in the negative).
Antonyms
- unsure
Etymology
- certain (English)
- certain (Middle English (1100-1500))
- un- (English)
- on- (Middle English (1100-1500))
5. uncertain
adjective. ['ənˈsɝːtən'] not consistent or dependable.
Synonyms
- unreliable
Antonyms
- dependable
- diffident
Etymology
- certain (English)
- certain (Middle English (1100-1500))
- un- (English)
- on- (Middle English (1100-1500))
6. uncertain
adjective. ['ənˈsɝːtən'] subject to change.
Synonyms
- variable
- changeable
Antonyms
- determinable
- unequivocal
- determined
Etymology
- certain (English)
- certain (Middle English (1100-1500))
- un- (English)
- on- (Middle English (1100-1500))
7. uncertain
adjective. ['ənˈsɝːtən'] not established or confirmed.
Antonyms
- conclusive
Etymology
- certain (English)
- certain (Middle English (1100-1500))
- un- (English)
- on- (Middle English (1100-1500))