Dictionary Definition
unsure adj
1 lacking or indicating lack of confidence or
assurance; "uncertain of his convictions"; "unsure of himself and
his future"; "moving with uncertain (or unsure) steps"; "an
uncertain smile"; "touched the ornaments with uncertain fingers"
[syn: uncertain,
incertain] [ant:
certain(p),
certain(p)]
2 not safe from danger or mishap; "faced an
uncertain future"; "an unsure existence" [syn: uncertain]
3 lacking self-confidence; "stood in the doorway
diffident and abashed"; "problems that call for bold not timid
responses"; "a very unsure young man" [syn: diffident, shy, timid]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -ʊə(r)
Adjective
- lacking confidence or determination
- uncertain of the facts
- unstable or precarious
Translations
lacking confidence or determination
- Finnish: epävarma
uncertain of the facts
- Finnish: epävarma
unstable or precarious
- Finnish: epävarma
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
agnostic, ambiguous, awkward, blankminded, borderline, callow, capricious, chancy, changeable, dangerous, desultory, dicey, dickey, doubtful, doubting, dubious, dumb, empty, empty-headed, equivocal, erratic, fickle, fluctuant, fly-by-night,
gauche, green, groping, hazardous, hesitant, hesitating, ignorant, inane, incalculable, indecisive, indemonstrable, inexperienced, infirm, innocent, insecure, insubstantial, irresolute, irresponsible,
know-nothing, naive,
nescient, open, perilous, polysemous, precarious, problematic, provisional, questionable, raw, risky, rocky, rootless, shaky, shifting, shifty, simple, skeptical, slippery, strange to, suspicious, temporary, tentative, ticklish, tottery, touch-and-go, treacherous, trustless, unaccountable, unacquainted, unapprized, unassured, uncertain, unclear, uncomprehending,
unconfident,
unconfirmable,
unconversant,
unconvinced,
undecided, undependable, undivinable, unenlightened, unfaithworthy, unfamiliar, unforeseeable, unhealthy, unilluminated, uninformed, uninitiated, unintelligent, unknowing, unpersuaded, unposted, unpredictable, unprovable, unreliable, unripe, unsafe, unselfassured, unselfconfident,
unselfreliant,
unsolid, unsound, unstable, unsteadfast, unsteady, unsubstantial, untrustworthy, untrusty, unverifiable, unversed, vacillating, vacuous, variable, wavering, weak, whimsical, wobbly