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WordDefinition
ambiguousOpen to multiple interpretations.
ambivalentSimultaneously experiencing or expressing opposing or contradictory feelings, beliefs, motivations, or meanings.
dubious(of a statement, matter, or thing) Arousing doubt; questionable; open to suspicion.
contingentnounAn event which may or may not happen; that which is unforeseen, undetermined, or dependent on something in the future.
hesitantTending to hesitate, wait, or proceed with caution or reservation.
unsettledNot in a steady condition, uncertain, subject to change.
variablenoun(mathematics) Having no fixed quantitative value.
insecureNot comfortable or confident in oneself or in certain situations.
unsureuncertain, ambivalent.
doubtfulnounExperiencing or showing doubt, skeptical.
iffyUncertain or chancy; risky.
unsafeverbNot safe (various senses); dangerous.
gropingnounAn act of groping; a grope.
indefinitenounWithout limit; forever, or until further notice; not definite.
changeableCapable of being changed.
unreliablenounNot reliable.
up in the air(idiomatic) Not yet resolved, finished, answered, decided or certain.
chancynounUncertain; risky; hazardous.
incertain(obsolete) Not certain, uncertain.
undependableNot dependable.
flukyAlternative spelling of flukey. [Lucky.]
unsealedNot having been sealed.
flukeyLucky.

↔️ Antonyms of "Uncertain"

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WordDefinition
sure(modal) Without doubt, certainly.
sealedClosed by a seal.
certainnounSure in one's mind, positive; absolutely confident in the truth of something.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Uncertain"

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WordDefinition
incertain(obsolete) Not certain, uncertain.
unsureuncertain, ambivalent.
iffynounUncertain or chancy; risky.
doubtfulExperiencing or showing doubt, skeptical.
dubious(of a statement, matter, or thing) Arousing doubt; questionable; open to suspicion.
ambiguousOpen to multiple interpretations.
unsafeNot safe (various senses); dangerous.
ambivalentSimultaneously experiencing or expressing opposing or contradictory feelings, beliefs, motivations, or meanings.
hesitantTending to hesitate, wait, or proceed with caution or reservation.
chancynounUncertain; risky; hazardous.
insecureNot comfortable or confident in oneself or in certain situations.
undependableNot dependable.
unreliableNot reliable.
indefiniteWithout limit; forever, or until further notice; not definite.
unsettledNot in a steady condition, uncertain, subject to change.
unsealedNot having been sealed.
contingentPossible or liable, but not certain, to occur.
variable(mathematics) Having no fixed quantitative value.
changeableCapable of being changed.
gropingnounAn act of groping; a grope.

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