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Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary
uncertain
1. lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance (Freq. 6)
- 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:
unsure, incertain
• Ant:
sure (for: unsure), certain
• Similar to:
ambivalent, doubtful, dubious, groping
• Derivationally related forms:
uncertainness
• Attrubites:
certainty, assurance, self-assurance, confidence, self-confidence,
authority, sureness
2. not established beyond doubt;
still undecided or unknown (Freq. 3)
- an uncertain future
- a manuscript of uncertain origin
- plans are still uncertain
- changes of great if uncertain consequences
- without further evidence his story must remain uncertain
• Ant:
certain
• Similar to:
indefinite, up in the air
• See Also:
indeterminate, undetermined
• Derivationally related forms:
uncertainness
• Attrubites:
certainty, sure thing, foregone conclusion
3. not established or confirmed
- his doom is as yet unsealed
• Syn:
unsealed
• Ant:
sealed (for: unsealed)
• Derivationally related forms:
uncertainness
4. not certain to occur;
not inevitable
- everything is uncertain about the army
- the issue is uncertain
• Ant:
certain
• Similar to:
chancy, fluky, flukey, iffy, contingent, up in the air
• See Also:
unpredictable
• Derivationally related forms:
uncertainness
5. subject to change
- a changeable climate
- the weather is uncertain
- unsettled weather with rain and hail and sunshine coming one right after the other
• Syn:
changeable, unsettled
• Similar to:
variable
• Derivationally related forms:
changeability (for: changeable), changeableness (for: changeable)
6. not consistent or dependable
- an uncertain recollection of events
- a gun with a rather uncertain trigger
• Similar to:
unreliable, undependable
• Derivationally related forms:
uncertainness
7. ambiguous (especially in the negative)
- she spoke in no uncertain terms
• Similar to:
ambiguous
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