UNCERTAINNESS Synonyms
There is 1 hypernym of the word uncertainness. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for UNCERTAINNESS
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ambiguity | nounn | |||||||
noun • an expression whose meaning cannot be determined from its context • unclearness by virtue of having more than one meaning | ||||||||
apprehension | nounn | |||||||
noun • fearful expectation or anticipation • the cognitive condition of someone who understands • painful expectation • the act of apprehending (especially apprehending a criminal) | ||||||||
bewilderment | nounn | |||||||
noun • confusion resulting from failure to understand | ||||||||
confusion | nounn | |||||||
noun • disorder resulting from a failure to behave predictably • a mental state characterized by a lack of clear and orderly thought and behavior • a feeling of embarrassment that leaves you confused • an act causing a disorderly combination of elements with identities lost and distinctions blended • a mistake that results from taking one thing to be another | ||||||||
doubt | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the state of being unsure of something • uncertainty about the truth or factuality or existence of something verb • consider unlikely • lack confidence in | ||||||||
dubiety | nounn | |||||||
noun • the state of being unsure of something | ||||||||
equivocation | nounn | |||||||
noun • a statement that is not literally false but that cleverly avoids an unpleasant truth • intentionally vague or ambiguous • falsification by means of vague or ambiguous language | ||||||||
hesitancy | nounn | |||||||
noun • a feeling of diffidence and indecision about doing something • a certain degree of unwillingness | ||||||||
hesitation | nounn | |||||||
noun • indecision in speech or action • a certain degree of unwillingness • the act of pausing uncertainly | ||||||||
indecision | nounn | |||||||
noun • doubt concerning two or more possible alternatives or courses of action • the trait of irresolution; a lack of firmness of character or purpose | ||||||||
indecisiveness | nounn | |||||||
noun • doubt concerning two or more possible alternatives or courses of action • the trait of irresolution; a lack of firmness of character or purpose | ||||||||
insecurity | nounn | |||||||
noun • the state of being subject to danger or injury • the anxiety you experience when you feel vulnerable and insecure | ||||||||
qualm | nounn | |||||||
noun • uneasiness about the fitness of an action (particularly for reasons of ethics, morals or propriety) • a mild state of nausea | ||||||||
skepticism | nounn | |||||||
noun • doubt about the truth of something • the disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge | ||||||||
suspicion | nounn | |||||||
noun • an impression that something might be the case • doubt about someone's honesty • the state of being suspected • being of a suspicious nature | ||||||||
unpredictability | nounn | |||||||
noun • the quality of being guided by sudden unpredictable impulses • the trait of being unpredictably irresolute • lacking predictability | ||||||||
vacillation | nounn | |||||||
noun • indecision in speech or action • changing location by moving back and forth | ||||||||
vagueness | nounn | |||||||
noun • unclearness by virtue of being poorly expressed or not coherent in meaning • indistinctness of shape or character | ||||||||
tentativeness | nounn | |||||||
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precariousness | nounn | |||||||
noun • extreme dangerousness • being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance | ||||||||