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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?
In 2008, then prime minister Kevin Rudd managed to convince Australians that even if they could not understand the scale and duration of the financial meltdown, their government did. Mr Morrison on the other hand, seems unsure and has failed to inspire confidence.
The weeks, months and years of silence about a loved-one's well-being are unbearable, and we need to do more to help those here in the U.S. waiting for answers and to ensure some unity of effort by the Federal Government, 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 will affect them, how deeply it registers, I'm unsure of.
J. R. R. Tolkien, The Two Towers:
The world changes, and all that once was strong now proves unsure.
It wasn’t like we sought this out, thinking ‘oh we’re going to do a show.’ We were unsure this was going to be a TV show.
Translations for unsure
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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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