uncertainty
Other forms: uncertainties
When you have uncertainty, that means you're not really sure. If you missed a lot of classes and didn't study much, you may have uncertainty about whether you passed your big math test.
The noun uncertainty describes a state of doubt. You might view with uncertainty a claim that a $100 investment will return $500 by next month. Uncertainty can also involve being dependent on chance. Your uncle might have uncertainty that he'll have a job next year because his company might be closing one of its branch offices.
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the state of being unsure of somethingsynonyms: doubt, doubtfulness, dubiety, dubiousness, incertitudeantonyms:certaintythe state of being sure about somethingtypes:arriere pensee, mental reservation, reservationan unstated doubt that prevents you from accepting something wholeheartedlyindecision, indecisiveness, irresolutiondoubt concerning two or more possible alternatives or courses of actionperadventuredoubt or uncertainty as to whether something is the casesuspensean uncertain cognitive statetype of:
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being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance“the uncertainty of the outcome”synonyms: precariousness, uncertainnessantonyms:certaintysomething that is definitely establishedtypes:doubt, doubtfulness, dubiousness, questionuncertainty about the truth or factuality or existence of somethingindefiniteness, indefinity, indeterminacy, indeterminateness, indeterminationthe quality of being vague and poorly definedunpredictabilitylacking predictabilityfortuitousnessthe quality of happening accidentally and by lucky chancespeculativenessthe quality of being a conclusion or opinion based on supposition and conjecture rather than on fact or investigationinconclusivenessthe quality of being inconclusivetype of:qualityan essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
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Edge: Level B, Volume 1, Unit 3, Cluster 2. Here are links to the other clusters within Unit 3: "The Sword in the Stone" and "Was There a Real King Arthur?", "A Job for Valentin" and "In the Heart of a Hero", "The Woman in the Snow" and "Rosa Parks"
Learn these common words starting with the prefix un meaning "not, opposite of, lacking."
Learn these common words starting with the prefix un meaning "not, opposite of, lacking."