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View synonyms for unsure

unsure

[ uhn-shoor, ‐shur ]

adjective

  1. not certain or confident:

    He arrived at the party unsure of his welcome.

  2. unknown or liable to change; not determined or definite:

    The monthly trend for this stock is still unsure, but the daily trend is upward.

    What happened next is unsure.



unsure

/ ʌnˈʃʊə /

adjective

  1. lacking assurance or self-confidence
  2. usually postpositive without sure knowledge; uncertain

    unsure of her agreement

  3. precarious; insecure
  4. not certain or reliable
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of unsure1

First recorded in 1400–50; Middle English unseur(e) “unsafe; precarious; uncertain”; un- 1( def ) + sure ( def )
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Example Sentences

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Worried, he rushed to his hospital, unsure whether he was really being summoned to get the vaccine or not.

Some people may have no issue with the magical fruits, and GI problems are very individual, but if you’re unsure about your reaction to beans, you may want to save yourself—and everyone in your group—the trouble.

Like most companies, Divvy was initially unsure as to how the pandemic would impact its business.

Others said they were unsure and only 6% said they would not get vaccinated.

Unsure whether his assailants were following him, he turned around and fired back with his AK-47.

I had been unsure how I was going to react to his performance.

Want to start self-tracking but unsure where to store your data, or how to make it look good (and more importantly, make sense)?

Unsure of what to do, the operator asked a superior what the correct move would be.

I remember trying to cast him in a movie a year before Taken, and they were unsure about him.

She seemed unsure now, and his hands in the uncertainty of that moment were moist like melting ice.

The matter becomes especially difficult when we feel ourselves unsure, or when we have discovered or expect contradiction.

Tommy got up with the rest, still feeling sick and oddly unsure of himself.

Divine guidance, did not save them from puzzling perplexities and unsure decisions.

In his later days he grew more and more unsure of himself, as he felt compelled to work at his topmost speed.

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