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Synonyms for unassured
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : uh-shoo rd, uh-shurd |
| Phonetic Transcription : əˈʃʊərd, əˈʃɜrd |
Top 10 synonyms for unassured Other synonyms for the word unassured
- averse
- backward
- badgered
- bashful
- betwixt and between
- blenching
- blushing
- borderline
- browbeaten
- bullied
- bum
- capricious
- careless
- chancy
- changeable
- chary
- chaste
- choked
- close
- conniving
- conscious
- constrained
- cowardly
- cowed
- cowering
- coy
- crooked
- daunted
- decorous
- Delphic
- demure
- devious
- diffident
- discreet
- disinclined
- disloyal
- disputable
- distrustful
- doubtful
- dubious
- dubitable
- earnest
- equivocal
- erratic
- fainthearted
- fair-weather
- faithless
- false
- far-fetched
- fearful
- feeble
- fickle
- fink
- fishy
- flinching
- fluctuant
- fly-by-night
- frightened
- gentle
- guileful
- hanging by thread
- having cold feet
- hesitant
- humble
- iffy
- improbable
- in a quandary
- inconsistent
- inconstant
- indecisive
- indefinite
- indeterminate
- indisposed
- insecure
- intimidated
- introvert
- introverted
- irresolute
- irresponsible
- jumpy
- lacking
- loath
- loner
- loose
- lowly
- meek
- Milquetoast
- mistrustful
- moderate
- modest
- moot
- mootable
- mousy
- nervous
- nice
- no bargain
- no-good
- on thin ice
- open
- perplexed
- prim
- prissy
- problematic
- proper
- prudent
- prudish
- pusillanimous
- questionable
- questioning
- quiet
- rabbity
- recessive
- reluctant
- reserved
- resigned
- reticent
- retiring
- rootless
- sedate
- seemly
- self-conscious
- self-effacing
- serious
- shady
- shaky
- shamefaced
- sharp
- sheepish
- shifty
- shrinking
- shy
- silent
- simple
- skeptical
- skittish
- slippery
- sneaky
- sober
- soft
- solemn
- spineless
- spiritless
- staid
- strait-laced
- submissive
- suspect
- suspicious
- temperate
- timid
- timorous
- touch and go
- touchy
- treacherous
- trembling
- trick
- tricky
- troubled
- trustless
- two-faced
- two-timing
- unassertive
- unassuming
- unassured
- unboastful
- uncertain
- unclear
- unconfident
- unconvinced
- undecided
- undependable
- uneager
- uneffusive
- unlikely
- unnerved
- unobtrusive
- unpoised
- unpredictable
- unpresuming
- unpretending
- unpretentious
- unreliable
- unresponsive
- unsafe
- unsocial
- unsound
- unstable
- unsure
- untrue
- untrustworthy
- untrusty
- unwilling
- up for grabs
- up in the air
- uptight
- vacillating
- vague
- variable
- wary
- wavering
- weak
- wimpy
- withdrawing
- withdrawn
- wobbly
- yellow
Définition of unassured
Origin :- of persons, "confident, self-assured," late 14c., past participle adjective from assure. Related: Assuredly; assuredness.
- As in insecure : adj uncertain, worried
- As in modest : adj shy
- As in shy : adj quiet and self-conscious
- As in timid : adj shy
- As in undependable : adj irresponsible
- As in unsure : adj doubtful, insecure
- As in untrustworthy : adj not dependable, unfaithful
- As in self-effacing : adj modest
- As in demure : adj reserved, affected
- As in diffident : adj hesitant; unconfident
- As in dubious : adj doubtful
- Failure was instinct in her, in her faded colouring and eager, unassured manner.
- Extract from : « Regiment of Women » by Clemence Dane
- When the answer came, it was strangely deprecatory, uncertain, unassured.
- Extract from : « Vera » by Richard Harding Davis
- If she were worth her salt she would have too much pride to be intimate with a youth in your unassured position, to say no worse.
- Extract from : « Two on a Tower » by Thomas Hardy
- The sun still shone in heaven, and still Edward's conquest was unassured.
- Extract from : « The Last Of The Barons, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- It recalled to her the ways of his pathetic youth, his youth that obscurity made wild and shy and unassured.
- Extract from : « The Divine Fire » by May Sinclair
- But the four infants who were left would be burden enough for the mother in her unassured and unprotected state.
- Extract from : « Royal Edinburgh » by Margaret Oliphant
Antonyms for unassured
- able
- aboveboard
- adequate
- aggressive
- arrogant
- assured
- at ease
- believable
- believing
- bent
- bold
- brave
- calm
- careless
- certain
- clear
- collected
- complex
- complicated
- composed
- conceited
- confident
- cool
- courageous
- daring
- definite
- dependable
- determined
- disposed
- doubtless
- eager
- egotistical
- enough
- extraordinary
- extroverted
- faithful
- fearless
- flaunting
- forward
- frank
- guarded
- happy
- harmless
- heedless
- honest
- immodest
- incautious
- inclined
- indiscreet
- indubious
- intricate
- likely
- loud
- loyal
- open
- ostentatious
- outgoing
- peaceful
- positive
- presumptuous
- pretentious
- probable
- protected
- proud
- quiet
- rash
- reliable
- responsible
- safe
- secure
- self-confident
- shameless
- sound
- strong
- sufficient
- sure
- true
- trustworthy
- trusty
- truthful
- unabashed
- unafraid
- unambiguous
- unashamed
- uncareful
- undoubted
- undoubtful
- unfearful
- unlimited
- unobscure
- unquestionable
- unreserved
- unshy
- unwavering
- unworried
- willing
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