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   uncertain

   /ʌnˈsəːtn/

   adjective

   • 1. not able to be relied on; not known or definite: "an uncertain future" Similar unknownundeterminedunsettledunresolvedunsurependingin the balancein limboup in the airdebatableopen to questionin doubtunpredictableunforeseeableincalculablespeculativeunreliableuntrustworthyundependableriskychancyinformal:diceyhairyiffydodgychangeablevariablevaryingirregularfitfulunpredictableunreliableunsettledunstableerraticfluctuatinginformal:peakyrare:changefulfluctuantOpposite certainsettledpredictable
   • ▪ (of a person) not completely confident or sure of something: "I was uncertain how to proceed" Similar unsuredoubtfuldubiousundecidedunresolvedindecisiveirresolutehesitantwaveringvacillatingoscillatingequivocatingvaguehazyunclearambivalentin two mindson the horns of a dilemmatorninformal:iffyblowing hot and coldon the fencehesitanthesitatingtentativehaltingfalteringunsureunconfidentdiffidentdoubtfulOpposite certainsureconfident

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   What is a synonym for uncertainty?

   • 7. 8. SYNONYMS 1. unsure, unpredictable. uncertain, insecure, precarious imply a lack of predictability. That which is uncertain is doubtful or problematical; it often involves danger through an inability to predict or to place confidence in the unknown: The time of his arrival is uncertain.

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   What does it mean to be uncertain?

   • To be uncertain is to be unsure of something. Also, uncertain things are undecided, unknown, or doubtful in some way. If you're certain of something, you're sure of it. When you're uncertain, you don't know. If you don't know the answer to a math question, you're uncertain.

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   Why is highlighting all the uncertainties so difficult?

   • The difficulty about highlighting all these uncertainties is that it makes the rest of us feel uncertain. The outcome was uncertain to the last. When they are feeling uncertain and lack confidence, investment and growth will be weak.

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   Why is there uncertainty in our plans?

   • There's an element of uncertainty in our plans. The rule changes are complicated and cause uncertainty for workers and headaches for employers. At a time of economic uncertainty, risk taking can seem particularly difficult. There are uncertainties that loom over commodities prices.

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   Uncertain means not knowing what to do or believe, or not able to decide about something. It also means not known or fixed, or not completely certain. See how to use uncertain in sentences and compare it with related words.

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   To be uncertain is to be unsure of something. Also, uncertain things are undecided, unknown, or doubtful in some way. If you're certain of something, you're sure of it.

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   UNCERTAIN meaning: 1. not knowing what to do or believe, or not able to decide about something: 2. not known or…. Learn more.

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   Uncertainty is a situation in which something is not known or certain, or a feeling of not being sure what will happen in the future. Learn more about the meaning, usage and collocations of uncertainty with examples from the Cambridge Dictionary.

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   Uncertain means not known or definite, or not sure or confident. Learn the meaning, pronunciation, synonyms, and usage of uncertain in American and British English, with examples and translations.