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Synonyms for unsure
un·sure
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Princeton's WordNet
diffident, shy, timid, unsureadjective
lacking self-confidence
"stood in the doorway diffident and abashed"; "problems that call for bold not timid responses"; "a very unsure young man"
Synonyms:
diffident, faint, shy(p), fainthearted, faint-hearted, timid, uncertain, shy, incertainAntonyms:
certain(p), sure, positive(p), convinced(p), confident(p)uncertain, unsure, incertainadjective
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"
Synonyms:
changeable, diffident, timid, uncertain, shy, unsealed, unsettled, incertainAntonyms:
convinced(p), positive(p), sure, certain(p), confident(p)
Editors Contribution
anticipating
Submitted by miagdarling on May 20, 2021cautious
i would be cautious about walking there after dark.
Submitted by Soulwriter on June 13, 2021
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#11163 | shy | |
#11666 | uncertain | |
#13349 | unsure | |
#15135 | faint | |
#16845 | unsafe | |
#20069 | insecure | |
#25269 | undecided | |
#33672 | timid | |
#36221 | changeable | |
#40835 | unsettled | |
#62046 | unsealed | |
#165988 | diffident | |
#251834 | fainthearted |
How to use unsure in a sentence?
I was unsure and a little nervous, because I wanted to help, but this was such uncharted territory, i never thought I'd be going back in time to read about polio.
Immediately afterwards my reaction was' did that just happen ?' , initially, the other photographers and I were unsure if it was a planned part of the show or something else. Once Will Smith was back at Will Smith seat and yelling back to the stage, we figured it was not part of the script. And then I started looking through my camera for reactions.
We're seeing a double whammy of yen strength combined with Japan Inc's tendency to give very conservative guidance, so you have to acknowledge some uncertainty over how much capex will actually be impacted by the stronger yen because we're unsure just how much exaggeration we're seeing in dim earnings forecasts.
Too frequently, the suffering families of hostages were left in the dark, unsure who in government was working exclusively to ensure the safe return home of their loved ones.
It was exactly my process, basically, I am an unsure, self-conscious, shy person. That is how I started — even when I was in college —before I would get on stage, I would start drinking. I would start drinking to stop shaking.
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- غير متأكدArabic
- nejistýCzech
- usikkerDanish
- unsicherGerman
- αβέβαιοςGreek
- necertaEsperanto
- inseguroSpanish
- مطمئن نیستPersian
- epävarmaFinnish
- incertainFrench
- cinnteIrish
- bizonytalanHungarian
- tidak yakinIndonesian
- incertoItalian
- לא בטוחHebrew
- わからないJapanese
- ಖಚಿತವಾಗಿಲ್ಲKannada
- incertaLatin
- onzekerDutch
- usikkerNorwegian
- niepewnyPolish
- inseguroPortuguese
- nesigurRomanian
- неуверенныйRussian
- oförsiktig, osäkerSwedish
- உறுதியாக தெரியவில்லைTamil
- ఖచ్చితంగా తెలియదుTelugu
- ไม่แน่ใจThai
- emin değilTurkish
- невпевненийUkrainian
- غیر یقینیUrdu
- không chắc chắnVietnamese
- אַנשורYiddish
- 不确定Chinese
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