UNCERTAIN as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • ambiguous (especially in the negative)
   Usage Example(s)
   • she spoke in no uncertain terms
   Similar To
   • ambiguous (what does ambiguous mean?)
2. Meaning
   • not established beyond doubt
   • still undecided or unknown
   Usage Example(s)
   • an uncertain future
   • a manuscript of uncertain origin
   • plans are still uncertain
   • changes of great if uncertain consquences
   • without further evidence his story must remain uncertain
   Antonym(s)
   • certain(p) (what does certain(p) mean?)
   Similar To
   • indefinite (what does indefinite mean?)
   • up in the air (what does up in the air mean?)
   See Also
   • indeterminate (what does indeterminate mean?)
   • undetermined (what does undetermined mean?)
   Attribute(s)
   • certainty (what does certainty mean?)
   • sure thing (what does sure thing mean?)
   • foregone conclusion (what does foregone conclusion mean?)
3. Meaning
   • lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance
   Synonym(s)
   • incertain (what does incertain mean?)
   • unsure (what does unsure mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • 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
   Antonym(s)
   • certain(p) (what does certain(p) mean?)
   • sure (what does sure mean?)
   • certain(p) (what does certain(p) mean?)
   • sure (what does sure mean?)
   Similar To
   • ambivalent (what does ambivalent mean?)
   • doubtful (what does doubtful mean?)
   • dubious (what does dubious mean?)
   • groping (what does groping mean?)
   • hesitant (what does hesitant mean?)
   Attribute(s)
   • certainty (what does certainty mean?)
   • assurance (what does assurance mean?)
   • self-assurance (what does self-assurance mean?)
   • confidence (what does confidence mean?)
   • self-confidence (what does self-confidence mean?)
   • authority (what does authority mean?)
   • sureness (what does sureness mean?)
4. Meaning
   • not certain to occur
   • not inevitable
   Usage Example(s)
   • everything is uncertain about the army
   • the issue is uncertain
   Antonym(s)
   • certain (what does certain mean?)
   • sure (what does sure mean?)
   Similar To
   • chancy (what does chancy mean?)
   • fluky (what does fluky mean?)
   • flukey (what does flukey mean?)
   • iffy (what does iffy mean?)
   • contingent (what does contingent mean?)
   • up in the air (what does up in the air mean?)
   See Also
   • unpredictable (what does unpredictable mean?)
5. Meaning
   • not consistent or dependable
   Usage Example(s)
   • an uncertain recollection of events
   • a gun with a rather uncertain trigger
   Similar To
   • unreliable (what does unreliable mean?)
   • undependable (what does undependable mean?)
6. Meaning
   • not established or confirmed
   Synonym(s)
   • unsealed (what does unsealed mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • his doom is as yet unsealed
   Antonym(s)
   • sealed (what does sealed mean?)
   • certain (what does certain mean?)
7. Meaning
   • not safe from danger or mishap
   Synonym(s)
   • unsure (what does unsure mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • faced an uncertain future
   • an unsure existence
   Similar To
   • insecure (what does insecure mean?)
   • unsafe (what does unsafe mean?)
8. Meaning
   • not firm or secure
   Usage Example(s)
   • balancing three boxes in an uncertain pile
   Similar To
   • insecure (what does insecure mean?)
9. Meaning
   • subject to change
   Synonym(s)
   • changeable (what does changeable mean?)
   • unsettled (what does unsettled mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a changeable climate
   • the weather is uncertain
   • unsettled weather with rain and hail and sunshine coming one right after the other
   Similar To
   • variable (what does variable mean?)