English > unsure: 2 senses > adjective 2| Meaning | lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance. |
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| Examples | - "unsure of himself and his future"
- "moving with uncertain (or unsure) steps"
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| Synonyms | uncertain, incertain |
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| Attribute of | assurance, self-assurance, confidence, self-confidence, authority, sureness | freedom from doubt |
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| certainty | The state of being certain |
| Narrower | ambivalent | uncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow |
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| doubtful, dubious | fraught with uncertainty or doubt |
| groping | Acting with uncertainty or hesitance or lack of confidence |
| Opposite | certain, sure | Having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty |
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| Catalan | dubtós, insegur |
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| Spanish | dudoso, inseguro |
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