uncertain

  • (a) lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance
    • 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
    incertain, unsure,
  • (a) not established beyond doubt; still undecided or unknown
    • 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
  • (a) not established or confirmed
    • his doom is as yet unsealed
    unsealed,
  • (a) not certain to occur; not inevitable
    • everything is uncertain about the army
    • the issue is uncertain
  • (s) subject to change
    • a changeable climate
    • the weather is uncertain
    • unsettled weather with rain and hail and sunshine coming one right after the other
    changeable, unsettled,
  • (s) not consistent or dependable
    • an uncertain recollection of events
    • a gun with a rather uncertain trigger
  • (s) ambiguous (especially in the negative)
    • she spoke in no uncertain terms

Synonyms

incertain unsure unsealed changeable unsettled

Antonyms

sure certain sealed

See also

indeterminate undetermined unpredictable

Words of close approximity

uncertainly uncertainness uncertainty uncertainty principle