US /ʌnˈsɜɹ.tən/ UK /ʌnˈsɜːtən/
adj noun Freq #10838

Meanings

  1. 1
    adj

    Not sure or confident about something.

    She was uncertain about which job to take.

  2. 2
    adj

    Not known for sure; not yet decided.

    Tomorrow's weather is uncertain.

  3. 3
    adj

    Likely to change; not steady or reliable.

    He took a few uncertain steps in the dark.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adj · not sure or confident about... unsureincertain
Opposites
Word family
Related forms uncertainlyuncertainty

Etymology

From Middle English uncerteyn. By surface analysis, un- + certain.

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