| NOUN | attribute | uncertainty, uncertainness, precariousness | being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance |
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| cognition | uncertainty, doubt, incertitude, dubiety, doubtfulness, dubiousness | the state of being unsure of something |
| Sounds | ahnser'tahntiy | |
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| Rhymes | ability ... zloty: 638 rhymes with tiy... | |
| Meaning | unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance. | |
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| Example | "the uncertainty of the outcome" | |
| Synonyms | uncertainness, precariousness | |
| Narrower | doubt, dubiousness, doubtfulness, question | uncertainty about the truth or factuality or existence of something |
| fortuitousness | The quality of happening / happening / happening / happening accidentally and by lucky chance | |
| improbability, improbableness | The quality of being improbable | |
| indefiniteness, indeterminateness, indefinity, indetermination, indeterminacy | The quality of being vague and poorly defined / defined | |
| speculativeness | The quality of being a conclusion or opinion based on supposition and conjecture rather than on fact or investigation | |
| unpredictability | lacking predictability | |
| Broader | quality | An essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone |
| Opposite | certainty, sure thing, foregone conclusion | Something that is certain |
| Spanish | incerteza, incertidumbre, precariedad | |
| Catalan | incertesa, precarietat | |
| Meaning | The state of being unsure of something. | |
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| Synonyms | doubt, incertitude, dubiety, doubtfulness, dubiousness | |
| Narrower | incredulity, disbelief, skepticism, mental rejection | doubt about the truth of something |
| indecision, indecisiveness, irresolution | doubt concerning two or more possible alternatives or courses of action | |
| mental reservation, reservation, arriere pensee | An unstated doubt that prevents you from accepting something wholeheartedly | |
| misgiving, mistrust, distrust, suspicion | doubt about someone's honesty | |
| peradventure | doubt or uncertainty as to whether something is the case | |
| suspense | An uncertain cognitive state | |
| Broader | cognitive state, state of mind | The state of a person's cognitive processes |
| Opposite | certainty | The state of being certain |
| Spanish | duda, incertidumbre, pregunta | |
| Catalan | dubte, incertesa, incertitud | |
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