🔄 Synonyms of "Unsure"
13 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| timid | Lacking in courage or confidence. |
| diffident | Lacking self-confidence; timid; modest |
| ambivalent | Simultaneously experiencing or expressing opposing or contradictory feelings, beliefs, motivations, or meanings. |
| dubious | (of a statement, matter, or thing) Arousing doubt; questionable; open to suspicion. |
| uncertainnoun | Not certain; unsure. |
| hesitant | Tending to hesitate, wait, or proceed with caution or reservation. |
| insecure | Not comfortable or confident in oneself or in certain situations. |
| shyverb | Easily frightened; timid. |
| doubtfulnoun | Experiencing or showing doubt, skeptical. |
| unconfident | Not confident. |
| unsafeverb | Not safe (various senses); dangerous. |
| gropingnoun | An act of groping; a grope. |
| incertain | (obsolete) Not certain, uncertain. |
↔️ Antonyms of "Unsure"
Words with the opposite meaning.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| sure | (modal) Without doubt, certainly. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Unsure"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| incertainnoun | (obsolete) Not certain, uncertain. |
| uncertain | Not certain; unsure. |
| doubtful | Experiencing or showing doubt, skeptical. |
| dubious | (of a statement, matter, or thing) Arousing doubt; questionable; open to suspicion. |
| diffident | Lacking self-confidence; timid; modest |
| unsafe | Not safe (various senses); dangerous. |
| ambivalent | Simultaneously experiencing or expressing opposing or contradictory feelings, beliefs, motivations, or meanings. |
| hesitant | Tending to hesitate, wait, or proceed with caution or reservation. |
| insecure | Not comfortable or confident in oneself or in certain situations. |
| timid | Lacking in courage or confidence. |
| shy | Easily frightened; timid. |
| unconfident | Not confident. |
| gropingnoun | An act of groping; a grope. |
| uncertaintynoun | (uncountable) Doubt; the condition of being uncertain or without conviction. |
| indecisive | (of a person) Not decisive; not marked by promptness or decision. |
| undecided | Uncommitted, not having reached a decision. |
| questionable | Problematic; open to doubt or challenge. |
| unclear | Not clearly or explicitly defined. |
| unpredictable | Unable to be predicted. |
| wavering | Being in doubt; indecisive. |
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