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  1. 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, incertain

    Antonyms:
    certain(p), sure, positive(p), convinced(p), confident(p)

  2. 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, incertain

    Antonyms:
    convinced(p), positive(p), sure, certain(p), confident(p)

Editors Contribution0.0 / 0 votes

  1. anticipating

    Submitted by miagdarling on May 20, 2021  
  2. cautious

    i would be cautious about walking there after dark.

    Submitted by Soulwriter on June 13, 2021  

PPDB, the paraphrase database0.0 / 0 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "unsure":

    uncertain, insecure, unsafe, undecided

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How to use unsure in a sentence?

  1. Professor Mark Kenny:

    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.

  2. John Cornyn:

    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.

  3. Michael Senn:

    It will affect them, how deeply it registers, I'm unsure of.

  4. J. R. R. Tolkien, The Two Towers:

    The world changes, and all that once was strong now proves unsure.

  5. Jessica Christensen:

    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.


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