Uncertain

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • adj. Not known or established; questionable: domestic changes of great if uncertain consequences.
  • adj. Not determined; undecided: uncertain plans.
  • adj. Not having sure knowledge: an uncertain recollection of the sequence of events.
  • adj. Subject to change; variable: uncertain weather.
  • adj. Unsteady; fitful: uncertain light.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • adj. not known for certain; questionable
  • adj. not yet determined; undecided
  • adj. variable and subject to change
  • adj. fitful or unsteady
  • adj. unpredictable or capricious
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adj. Not certain; not having certain knowledge; not assured in mind; distrustful.
  • adj. Irresolute; inconsonant; variable; untrustworthy.
  • adj. Questionable; equivocal; indefinite; problematical.
  • adj. Not sure; liable to fall or err; fallible.
  • v. To make uncertain.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • Not certain; doubtful.
  • Not known as regards quantity or extent; indefinite; problematical: as, an uncertain number of independent voters; a person of uncertain age.
  • Having doubts; without certain knowledge; not sure.
  • Not sure as to aim or effect desired.
  • Unreliable; insecure; not to be depended on.
  • Not firm or fixed; vague; indeterminate in nature; fluctuating.
  • Undecided; hesitating; not resolved.
  • Not steady; fitful.
  • Liable to change; fickle; inconstant; capricious; irresolute.
  • To make or cause to be uncertain.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adj. not established or confirmed
  • adj. not established beyond doubt; still undecided or unknown
  • adj. ambiguous (especially in the negative)
  • adj. subject to change
  • adj. not certain to occur; not inevitable
  • adj. not consistent or dependable
  • adj. lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance
  • Equivalent
    up in the air    indefinite    ambiguous    variable    chancy    iffy    flukey    fluky    contingent    unreliable   
    Antonym
    certain   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Burton    Merton    burton    certain    curtain   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    vague    doubtful    weak    uneasy    difficult    sad    unsettle