UNCERTAINNESS Synonyms
There is 1 hypernym of the word uncertainness. (close relations)
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| ambiguity | nounn | |||||
noun • an expression whose meaning cannot be determined from its context • unclearness by virtue of having more than one meaning | ||||||
| apprehension | nounn | |||||
noun • fearful expectation or anticipation • the cognitive condition of someone who understands • painful expectation • the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal) | ||||||
| bewilderment | nounn | |||||
noun • confusion resulting from failure to understand | ||||||
| confusion | nounn | |||||
noun • disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably • a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior • a feeling of embarrassment that leaves you confused • an act causing a disorderly combination of elements with identities lost and distinctions blended • a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another | ||||||
| doubt | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • the state of being unsure of something • uncertainty about the truth or factuality or existence of something verb • consider unlikely • lack confidence in | ||||||
| dubiety | nounn | |||||
noun • the state of being unsure of something | ||||||
| equivocation | nounn | |||||
noun • a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth • intentionally vague or ambiguous • falsification by means of vague or ambiguous language | ||||||
| hesitancy | nounn | |||||
noun • a feeling of diffidence and indecision about doing something • a certain degree of unwillingness | ||||||
| hesitation | nounn | |||||
noun • indecision in speech or action • a certain degree of unwillingness • the act of pausing uncertainly | ||||||
| indecision | nounn | |||||
noun • doubt concerning two or more possible alternatives or courses of action • the trait of irresolution; a lack of firmness of character or purpose | ||||||
| indecisiveness | nounn | |||||
noun • doubt concerning two or more possible alternatives or courses of action • the trait of irresolution; a lack of firmness of character or purpose | ||||||
| insecurity | nounn | |||||
noun • the state of being subject to danger or injury • the anxiety you experience when you feel vulnerable and insecure | ||||||
| qualm | nounn | |||||
noun • uneasiness about the fitness of an action (particularly for reasons of ethics, morals or propriety) • a mild state of nausea | ||||||
| skepticism | nounn | |||||
noun • doubt about the truth of something • the disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge | ||||||
| suspicion | nounn | |||||
noun • an impression that something might be the case • doubt about someone's honesty • the state of being suspected • being of a suspicious nature | ||||||
| unpredictability | nounn | |||||
noun • the quality of being guided by sudden unpredictable impulses • the trait of being unpredictably irresolute • lacking predictability | ||||||
| vacillation | nounn | |||||
noun • indecision in speech or action • changing location by moving back and forth | ||||||
| vagueness | nounn | |||||
noun • unclearness by virtue of being poorly expressed or not coherent in meaning • indistinctness of shape or character | ||||||
| tentativeness | nounn | |||||
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| precariousness | nounn | |||||
noun • extreme dangerousness • being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance | ||||||
