Dictionary Entry
uncertain
uncertain is a 9-letter English word with 12 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Not certain; not having certain knowledge; not assured in mind; distrustful. Face value is 11 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
9 letters · Scrabble 11 · Words With Friends 15 · 12 senses
Definitions
- 1adjective
Not certain; not having certain knowledge; not assured in mind; distrustful.
- 2adjective
Irresolute; inconsonant; variable; untrustworthy; as, an uncertain person; an uncertain breeze.
- 3adjective
Questionable; equivocal; indefinite; problematical.
- 4adjective
Not sure; liable to fall or err; fallible.
- 5adjective
To make uncertain.
- 6adjective
ambiguous (especially in the negative)
"she spoke in no uncertain terms"
- 7adjective
not established beyond doubt; still undecided or unknown
"an uncertain future"
"a manuscript of uncertain origin"
- 8adjective
lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance
"uncertain of his convictions"
"unsure of himself and his future"
- 9adjective
not certain to occur; not inevitable
"everything is uncertain about the army"
"the issue is uncertain"
- 10adjective
not consistent or dependable
"an uncertain recollection of events"
"a gun with a rather uncertain trigger"
- 11adjective
not established or confirmed
"his doom is as yet unsealed"
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- 12adjective
subject to change
"a changeable climate"
"the weather is uncertain"
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