English > uncertainty: 2 senses > noun 1, attribute| Meaning | unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance. |
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| Example | "the uncertainty of the outcome" |
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| Synonyms | uncertainness, precariousness |
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| Narrower | doubt, dubiousness, doubtfulness, question | uncertainty about the truth or factuality or existence of something |
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| 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 |
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| Opposite | certainty, sure thing, foregone conclusion | Something that is certain |
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| Spanish | incerteza, incertidumbre, precariedad |
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| Catalan | incertesa, precarietat |
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English > uncertainty: 2 senses > noun 2, cognition| Meaning | The state of being unsure of something. |
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| Synonyms | doubt, incertitude, dubiety, doubtfulness, dubiousness |
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| Narrower | incredulity, disbelief, skepticism, mental rejection | doubt about the truth of something |
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| 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 |
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| Opposite | certainty | The state of being certain |
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| Spanish | duda, incertidumbre, pregunta |
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| Catalan | dubte, incertesa, incertitud |
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