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Another word for uncertain

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uncertain

modif.

Doubtful in mind
dubious, undecided, in a quandary; see doubtful 2.
Not determined
undecided, undetermined, unsettled, doubtful, changeable, unpredictable, improbable, unlikely, unfixed, unsure, indeterminate, haphazard, random, chance, casual, provisional, contingent, alterable, fluctuant, subject to change, possible, vague, conjectural, questionable, problematic, suppositional, suppositious, hypothetical, theoretical, open to question, equivocal, perplexing, debatable, dubious indefinite, unascertained, ambiguous, unresolved, debated, conjecturable, unknown, unannounced, imprecise, up in the air, in doubt, in abeyance, still in debate, on the knees of the Gods*.

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Another word for uncertain

adjective

Not affording certainty:
ambiguous, borderline, chancy, clouded, doubtful, dubious, dubitable, equivocal, inconclusive, indecisive, indeterminate, problematic, problematical, questionable, unclear, unsure. (Informal) iffy. Idioms: at issue, in doubt, in question. See certain, clear
In doubt or dispute:
arguable, contested, debatable, disputable, doubtful, exceptionable, moot, mootable, problematic, problematical, questionable. See certain
Liable to more than one interpretation:
ambiguous, cloudy, equivocal, inexplicit, nebulous, obscure, unclear, vague. See certain, clear
Of dubious character:
doubtful, equivocal, questionable, shady, suspect, suspicious. (Informal) fishy. See honest
Marked by lack of firm decision or commitment; of questionable outcome:
indefinite, open, undecided, undetermined, unresolved, unsettled, unsure, vague. Idiom: up in the air. See certain
Experiencing doubt:
doubtful, dubious, skeptical, undecided, unsure. Idiom: in doubt. See certain
Capable of or liable to change:
alterable, changeable, fluid, inconstant, mutable, unsettled, unstable, unsteady, variable, variant. (Archaic) various. See change
Following no predictable pattern:
capricious, changeable, erratic, fantastic, fantastical, fickle, freakish, inconsistent, inconstant, mercurial, temperamental, ticklish, unpredictable, unstable, unsteady, variable, volatile, whimsical. See change, continue

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He was silent, uncertain how to answer.
She'd seemed uncertain and scared, though.
She entered the bedroom quietly to see Toby awake and trying to get an uncertain Lankha to play with his stuffed animals.
She held up her arm, uncertain how to release it.
She cut his rope, figuring on hooking back up with that Ryland fellow but then his girlfriend showed up and in no uncertain terms pointed out why that was a dead end.

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