Antonyms for uncertainty
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : uhn-sur-tn-tee |
Phonetic Transcription : ʌnˈsɜr tn ti |
Definition of uncertainty
Origin :- late 14c., from uncertain + -ty.
- noun doubt, changeableness
- The Street came decorously, albeit with a degree of uncertainty as to supper.
- Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart
- The child did not know what to say, but it was not natural to her to remain long in uncertainty.
- Extract from : « Rico and Wiseli » by Johanna Spyri
- Then there had been the misery of terrible suspense, a wait of uncertainty.
- Extract from : « Thoroughbreds » by W. A. Fraser
- This uncertainty led to a most unfortunate precipitation on his part.
- Extract from : « Hetty's Strange History » by Anonymous
- There was something of uncertainty and remonstrance in her look; something that was not all satisfaction.
- Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens
- The uncertainty vexed him, and it seemed as if the affair was never to have an end.
- Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood
- There's the loss of time it has occasioned, the worry, the uncertainty: who is to repay me all that?
- Extract from : « The Channings » by Mrs. Henry Wood
- I can bear anything but the uncertainty you leave me in at this moment.
- Extract from : « A Tale of Two Cities » by Charles Dickens
- Prada again felt worried, a prey to the discomfort of uncertainty.
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
- Work an uncertainty, work hopeless, work always ending in injustice!
- Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
Synonyms for uncertainty
- ambiguity
- ambivalence
- anxiety
- bewilderment
- concern
- confusion
- conjecture
- contingency
- dilemma
- disquiet
- distrust
- doubtfulness
- dubiety
- guesswork
- hesitancy
- hesitation
- incertitude
- inconclusiveness
- indecision
- irresolution
- lack of confidence
- misgiving
- mistrust
- mystification
- oscillation
- perplexity
- puzzle
- puzzlement
- qualm
- quandary
- query
- questionableness
- reserve
- scruple
- skepticism
- suspicion
- trouble
- uneasiness
- unpredictability
- vagueness
- wonder
- worry
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