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.
Definitions
- adjective. Not certain; not having certain knowledge; not assured in mind; distrustful.
- adjective. Irresolute; inconsonant; variable; untrustworthy; as, an uncertain person; an uncertain breeze.
- adjective. Questionable; equivocal; indefinite; problematical.
- adjective. Not sure; liable to fall or err; fallible.
- adjective. To make uncertain.
- adjective. ambiguous (especially in the negative)
"she spoke in no uncertain terms"
- adjective. not established beyond doubt; still undecided or unknown
"an uncertain future"
"a manuscript of uncertain origin"
- adjective. lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance
"uncertain of his convictions"
"unsure of himself and his future"
- adjective. not certain to occur; not inevitable
"everything is uncertain about the army"
"the issue is uncertain"
- adjective. not consistent or dependable
"an uncertain recollection of events"
"a gun with a rather uncertain trigger"
- adjective. not established or confirmed
"his doom is as yet unsealed"
- adjective. subject to change
"a changeable climate"
"the weather is uncertain"
Synonyms
incertain, unsure, unsealed, changeable, unsettled
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