uncertainty

The word “uncertainty” has 4 syllables: un-cer-tain-ty

It's pronounced as /ʌnˈsɜː.tən.ti/


What is synonym and antonym for uncertainty?

In the thesaurus, “uncertainty” has 14 synonyms and 14 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for uncertainty along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for uncertainty

  • ambiguity
  • ambivalence
  • anxiety
  • concern
  • confusion
  • distrust
  • doubt
  • mistrust
  • skepticism
  • suspicion
  • trouble
  • uneasiness
  • unpredictability
  • worry

Antonyms for uncertainty

  • assurance
  • belief
  • calmness
  • certainty
  • clarity
  • composure
  • confidence
  • contentment
  • conviction
  • faith
  • happiness
  • peace
  • surety
  • trust

Meanings of uncertainty

  • noun
    1. Doubt; the condition of being uncertain or without conviction.
    2. Something uncertain or ambiguous.
    3. A parameter that measures the dispersion of a range of measured values.

Example Sentences

  • The uncertainty of the situation made everyone feel uneasy.
  • There is a lot of uncertainty surrounding the company's future after the merger.
  • She faced great uncertainty about whether she should accept the job offer.
  • The uncertainty of the weather made it difficult to plan the outdoor event.
  • His uncertainty about the decision led to a long and careful discussion.

On this page you'll find 28 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to uncertainty, such as: ambiguity, ambivalence, anxiety, assurance, belief, calmness, certainty.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

danger

  • crisis
  • emergency
  • exposure
  • insecurity
  • instability
  • jeopardy
  • menace
  • peril
  • pitfall
  • possibility
  • probability
  • risk
  • threat
  • trouble
  • uncertainty
  • vulnerability

dangers

  • crisis
  • emergency
  • exposure
  • insecurity
  • instability
  • jeopardy
  • menace
  • peril
  • perils
  • pitfall
  • possibility
  • probability
  • risk
  • risks
  • threat
  • threats
  • uncertainty
  • vulnerability

faltering

  • afraid
  • ailing
  • ambiguity
  • anemic
  • apprehension
  • averse
  • awkward
  • capricious
  • cautious
  • clumsy
  • confusion
  • decrepit
  • delicate
  • difficulty
  • dim
  • disbelief
  • disjointed
  • distant
  • distrust
  • doubt
  • doubtful
  • dubious
  • dull
  • equivocation
  • erratic
  • far-off
  • fear
  • feeble
  • flimsy
  • frail
  • gentle
  • halting
  • hazy
  • hesitance
  • hesitancy
  • hesitant
  • hesitating
  • hesitation
  • ill
  • inaudible
  • incoherent
  • incomprehensible
  • incongruous
  • indecision
  • indecisive
  • ineffective
  • insecure
  • intermittent
  • irrational
  • irresolute
  • jerky
  • jittery
  • jumbled
  • labored
  • loath
  • mild
  • misgiving
  • mistrust
  • moot
  • muddled
  • muffled
  • muted
  • nervous
  • pause
  • pending
  • precarious
  • problem
  • procrastination
  • puzzled
  • puzzling
  • qualm
  • questioning
  • rambling
  • reluctance
  • reluctant
  • remote
  • rickety
  • rocking
  • rocky
  • shaking
  • shuddering
  • shy
  • skeptical
  • skepticism
  • slight
  • slow
  • soft
  • soothing
  • sporadic
  • stifled
  • stumbling
  • suspense
  • suspicion
  • suspicious
  • tentative
  • timid
  • tottering
  • trembling
  • unanswered
  • uncertain
  • uncertainty
  • unconvinced
  • undecided
  • undetermined
  • uneven
  • unreliable
  • unsettled
  • unsolved
  • unstable
  • unsteady
  • unsure
  • unwilling
  • unwillingness
  • vacillating
  • vacillation
  • vague
  • wabbly
  • wavering
  • weak
  • wishy-washy
  • wobbling
  • wobbly

nail-biting

  • angst
  • anxiety
  • anxious
  • apprehension
  • concern
  • creepy
  • discomfort
  • disquiet
  • distressing
  • disturbing
  • doubt
  • dread
  • foreboding
  • hostility
  • jitters
  • misery
  • misgiving
  • mistrust
  • nervous
  • nervousness
  • panic
  • pressure
  • restless
  • restlessness
  • strain
  • suffering
  • suspense
  • tense
  • trouble
  • uncertainty
  • unease
  • uneasiness
  • uneasy
  • unnerving
  • unsettling
  • worry

needles

  • angst
  • apprehension
  • baits
  • begs
  • bothers
  • concern
  • disquiet
  • dogs
  • doubt
  • dread
  • eggs
  • foreboding
  • hands
  • henpecks
  • hounds
  • hypodermics
  • indexes
  • indicators
  • indices
  • jitters
  • misery
  • misgiving
  • mistrust
  • nags
  • nervousness
  • panic
  • picks at
  • restlessness
  • rides
  • suffering
  • suspense
  • syringes
  • taunts
  • teases
  • trouble
  • uncertainty
  • unease
  • uneasiness
  • urges
  • worry

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