uncertain

[un·cer·tain]

To be uncertain is to be unsure of something. Also, uncertain things are undecided, unknown, or doubtful in some way.

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Not certain; not having certain knowledge; not assured in mind; distrustful.

Adjective S.
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"; "plans are still uncertain"; "changes of great if uncertain consquences"; "without further evidence his story must remain uncertain"

Adjective
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"

Adjective
not certain to occur; not inevitable; "everything is uncertain about the army"; "the issue is uncertain"

Adjective S.
not consistent or dependable; "an uncertain recollection of events"; "a gun with a rather uncertain trigger"

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Adjective
not established or confirmed; "his doom is as yet unsealed"

Adjective S.
not safe from danger or mishap; "faced an uncertain future"; "an unsure existence"

Adjective S.
not firm or secure; "balancing three boxes in an uncertain pile"

Adjective S.
subject to change; "a changeable climate"; "the weather is uncertain"; "unsettled weather with rain and hail and sunshine coming one right after the other"


a.
Not certain; not having certain knowledge; not assured in mind; distrustful.

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Irresolute; inconsonant; variable; untrustworthy; as, an uncertain person; an uncertain breeze.

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Questionable; equivocal; indefinite; problematical.

a.
Not sure; liable to fall or err; fallible.

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To make uncertain.


Uncertain

Un*cer"tain , a. [Pref. un- + certain. Cf. Incertain.] 1. Not certain; not having certain knowledge; not assured in mind; distrustful. Chaucer.
Man, without the protection of a superior Being, . . . is uncertain of everything that he hopes for.
2. Irresolute; inconsonant; variable; untrustworthy; as, an uncertain person; an uncertain breeze.
O woman! in our hours of ease, Uncertain, coy, and hard to please!
3. Questionable; equivocal; indefinite; problematical. "The fashion of uncertain evils." Milton.
From certain dangers to uncertain praise.
4. Not sure; liable to fall or err; fallible.
Soon bent his bow, uncertain in his aim.
Whistling slings dismissed the uncertain stone.
Syn. -- See Precarious.

Uncertain

Un*cer"tain, v. t. [1st pref. un- + certain; or fr. uncertain, a.] To make uncertain. [Obs.] Sir W. Raleigh.

Not certain; not having certain knowledge; not assured in mind; distrustful.

To make uncertain.

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Usage Examples

Investors have few spare tires left. Think of the image of a car on a bumpy road to an uncertain destination that has already used up its spare tire. The cash reserves of people have been eaten up by the recent market volatility.

Really, each era has its own false nostalgia. We all put a picket fence up around something. For my generation it was the '50s, and for other generations it will be something else. Change is scary for everyone, as is complexity, contradiction, and an uncertain future.

I do think that a general liberal arts education is very important, particularly in an uncertain changing world.

That man is prudent who neither hopes nor fears anything from the uncertain events of the future.

The future is no more uncertain than the present.

I'm not itching to sue Amazon or Wal-Mart... they sell a lot of books. But the future is very uncertain with books.

Religion often partakes of the myth of progress that shields us from the terrors of an uncertain future.

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Other Usage Examples

Every possession and every happiness is but lent by chance for an uncertain time, and may therefore be demanded back the next hour.

In these troubled, uncertain times, we don't need more command and control we need better means to engage everyone's intelligence in solving challenges and crises as they arise.

Many intelligence reports in war are contradictory even more are false, and most are uncertain.

Human knowledge is dark and uncertain philosophy is dark, astrology is dark, and geometry is dark.

The very essence of leadership is that you have to have vision. You can't blow an uncertain trumpet.

Positive, healthy, loving relationships in your twenties... I don't know if anyone would disagree with it: I think they're the exception, not the norm. People are either playing house really aggressively because they're scared of what an uncertain time it is, or they're avoiding commitment altogether.

Raising children is an uncertain thing success is reached only after a life of battle and worry.

Deciding whether to trust or credit a person is always an uncertain task.

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