doubtful, not reliable, ambiguous, unsure, undecided
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Uncertain Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
Uncertain Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(a.)
To make uncertain.
To make uncertain.
(a.)
Questionable; equivocal; indefinite; problematical.
Questionable; equivocal; indefinite; problematical.
(a.)
Not sure; liable to fall or err; fallible.
Not sure; liable to fall or err; fallible.
(a.)
Not certain; not having certain knowledge; not assured in mind; distrustful.
Not certain; not having certain knowledge; not assured in mind; distrustful.
(a.)
Irresolute; inconsonant; variable; untrustworthy; as, an uncertain person; an uncertain breeze.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutIrresolute; inconsonant; variable; untrustworthy; as, an uncertain person; an uncertain breeze.
uncertain
\un*cer"tain\, v. t. [1st pref. un- + certain; or fr. uncertain, a.] to make uncertain. [obs.] w. raleigh.
uncertain
\un*cer"tain\ (?), a. [pref. un- + certain. cf. incertain.]
1. not certain; not having certain knowledge; not assured in mind; distrustful. 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! w. scott.
3. questionable; equivocal; indefinite; problematical. "the fashion of uncertain evils." 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.
Adjective
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"
(synonym) unsure, incertain
(antonym) certain(p), sure
(similar) ambivalent
(attribute) certainty
2. 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"
(antonym) certain(p)
(similar) indefinite
(see-also) indeterminate, undetermined
(attribute) certainty, sure thing, foregone conclusion
3. not established or confirmed; "his doom is as yet unsealed"
(synonym) unsealed
4. not firm or secure; "balancing three boxes in an uncertain pile"
(similar) insecure
5. not certain to occur; not inevitable; "everything is uncertain about the army"; "the issue is uncertain"
(antonym) certain, sure
(similar) chancy, fluky, flukey, iffy
(see-also) unpredictable
6. subject to change; "a changeable climate"; "the weather is uncertain"; "unsettled weather with rain and hail and sunshine coming one right after the other"
(synonym) changeable, unsettled
(similar) variable
7. not safe from danger or mishap; "faced an uncertain future"; "an unsure existence"
(synonym) unsure
(similar) insecure, unsafe
8. not consistent or dependable; "an uncertain recollection of events"; "a gun with a rather uncertain trigger"
(similar) unreliable, undependable
9. ambiguous (especially in the negative); "she spoke in no uncertain terms"
(similar) ambiguous
Uncertain Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Uncertain may refer to:
- Uncertain, Texas, a town in the United States
- Uncertain, an album of The Cranberries
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Uncertain Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
The downturned right 'V' 
hand straddles the index finger edge of the left 'B' 
hand, whose palm faces right. The right hand sways slightly, from left to right.
