Not affording certainty

• iffy

  1. Doubtful; uncertain:

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  1. Doubtful; uncertain:

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• unsure

  1. Lacking confidence.
  2. Uncertain of the facts.
  3. Precarious; unstable; unreliable.

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  1. Lacking confidence.
  2. Uncertain of the facts.
  3. Precarious; unstable; unreliable.

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• unclear

  1. Not clearly defined; not explicit.

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  1. Not clearly defined; not explicit.

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• questionable

  1. Open to doubt or challenge; problematic.
  2. Not yet determined or specified.
  3. Of dubious morality or respectability:

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  1. Open to doubt or challenge; problematic.
  2. Not yet determined or specified.
  3. Of dubious morality or respectability:

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• problematical

  1. doubtful or disputed
  2. dubious or ambiguous

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  1. doubtful or disputed
  2. dubious or ambiguous

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• problematic

  1. Posing a problem; difficult to solve:
  2. Open to doubt; debatable:
  3. Not settled; unresolved or dubious:

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  1. Posing a problem; difficult to solve:
  2. Open to doubt; debatable:
  3. Not settled; unresolved or dubious:

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• indeterminate

  1. Not precisely determined, determinable, or established:
  2. Not precisely fixed, as to extent, size, nature, or number:
  3. Lacking clarity or precision, as in meaning; vague:

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  1. Not precisely determined, determinable, or established:
  2. Not precisely fixed, as to extent, size, nature, or number:
  3. Lacking clarity or precision, as in meaning; vague:

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• indecisive

  1. Prone to or characterized by indecision; irresolute:
  2. Inconclusive:
  3. Not clearly defined; indefinite:

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  1. Prone to or characterized by indecision; irresolute:
  2. Inconclusive:
  3. Not clearly defined; indefinite:

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• inconclusive

  1. Not conclusive:

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  1. Not conclusive:

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• equivocal

  1. Open to two or more interpretations and often intended to conceal the truth.
  2. Characterized by a mixture of opposing elements and therefore questionable or uncertain:

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  1. Open to two or more interpretations and often intended to conceal the truth.
  2. Characterized by a mixture of opposing elements and therefore questionable or uncertain:

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• dubitable

  1. Subject to doubt or question; uncertain.

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  1. Subject to doubt or question; uncertain.

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• dubious

  1. Fraught with uncertainty or doubt; undecided.
  2. Arousing doubt; doubtful:
  3. Of questionable character:

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  1. Fraught with uncertainty or doubt; undecided.
  2. Arousing doubt; doubtful:
  3. Of questionable character:

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• doubtful

  1. Subject to or causing doubt:
  2. Experiencing or showing doubt:
  3. Of uncertain outcome; undecided.

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  1. Subject to or causing doubt:
  2. Experiencing or showing doubt:
  3. Of uncertain outcome; undecided.

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• clouded

  1. Filled with clouds.
  2. Unknown, surrounded in mystery.
  3. Simple past and past participle of cloud.

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  1. Filled with clouds.
  2. Unknown, surrounded in mystery.
  3. Simple past and past participle of cloud.

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• chancy

  1. Uncertain as to outcome; risky; hazardous.
  2. Random; haphazard.
  3. Lucky; propitious.

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  1. Uncertain as to outcome; risky; hazardous.
  2. Random; haphazard.
  3. Lucky; propitious.

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• borderline

  1. A line that establishes or marks a border.
  2. An indefinite area intermediate between two qualities or conditions:
  3. Verging on a given quality or condition:

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  1. A line that establishes or marks a border.
  2. An indefinite area intermediate between two qualities or conditions:
  3. Verging on a given quality or condition:

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• ambiguous

  1. Open to more than one interpretation:
  2. Doubtful or uncertain:

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  1. Open to more than one interpretation:
  2. Doubtful or uncertain:

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In doubt or dispute

• questionable

  1. Open to doubt or challenge; problematic.
  2. Not yet determined or specified.
  3. Of dubious morality or respectability:

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  1. Open to doubt or challenge; problematic.
  2. Not yet determined or specified.
  3. Of dubious morality or respectability:

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• problematical

  1. doubtful or disputed
  2. dubious or ambiguous

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  1. doubtful or disputed
  2. dubious or ambiguous

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• problematic

  1. Posing a problem; difficult to solve:
  2. Open to doubt; debatable:
  3. Not settled; unresolved or dubious:

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  1. Posing a problem; difficult to solve:
  2. Open to doubt; debatable:
  3. Not settled; unresolved or dubious:

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• mootable

  1. Capable of being mooted.
  2. Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

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  1. Capable of being mooted.
  2. Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

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• moot

  1. Subject to debate; arguable or unsettled:
  2. Of no practical importance; irrelevant:
  3. Not presenting an open legal question, as a result of the occurrence of some event definitively resolving the issue, or the absence of a genuine case or controversy.

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  1. Subject to debate; arguable or unsettled:
  2. Of no practical importance; irrelevant:
  3. Not presenting an open legal question, as a result of the occurrence of some event definitively resolving the issue, or the absence of a genuine case or controversy.

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• exceptionable

  1. Open or liable to objection or disapproval:

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  1. Open or liable to objection or disapproval:

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• doubtful

  1. Subject to or causing doubt:
  2. Experiencing or showing doubt:
  3. Of uncertain outcome; undecided.

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  1. Subject to or causing doubt:
  2. Experiencing or showing doubt:
  3. Of uncertain outcome; undecided.

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• disputable

  1. that can be disputed; debatable

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  1. that can be disputed; debatable

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• debatable

  1. Being such that formal argument or discussion is possible.
  2. Open to dispute; questionable.
  3. In dispute, as land or territory claimed by more than one country.

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  1. Being such that formal argument or discussion is possible.
  2. Open to dispute; questionable.
  3. In dispute, as land or territory claimed by more than one country.

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• contested

  1. controversial; contentious; debated
  2. Simple past tense and past participle of contest.

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  1. controversial; contentious; debated
  2. Simple past tense and past participle of contest.

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• arguable

  1. Open to argument:
  2. Capable of being argued plausibly; defensible in argument:

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  1. Open to argument:
  2. Capable of being argued plausibly; defensible in argument:

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Liable to more than one interpretation

• vague

  1. Not clear in meaning or expression; inexplicit.
  2. Not thinking or expressing oneself clearly:
  3. Lacking definite shape, form, or character; indistinct:

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  1. Not clear in meaning or expression; inexplicit.
  2. Not thinking or expressing oneself clearly:
  3. Lacking definite shape, form, or character; indistinct:

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• unclear

  1. Not clearly defined; not explicit.

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  1. Not clearly defined; not explicit.

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• obscure

  1. Deficient in light; dark:
  2. So faintly perceptible as to lack clear delineation; indistinct:
  3. Indistinctly heard; faint.

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  1. Deficient in light; dark:
  2. So faintly perceptible as to lack clear delineation; indistinct:
  3. Indistinctly heard; faint.

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• nebulous

  1. Cloudy, misty, or hazy.
  2. Lacking definite form or limits; vague:
  3. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a nebula.

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  1. Cloudy, misty, or hazy.
  2. Lacking definite form or limits; vague:
  3. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a nebula.

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• inexplicit

  1. Not explicit; indefinite.

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  1. Not explicit; indefinite.

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• equivocal

  1. Open to two or more interpretations and often intended to conceal the truth.
  2. Characterized by a mixture of opposing elements and therefore questionable or uncertain:

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  1. Open to two or more interpretations and often intended to conceal the truth.
  2. Characterized by a mixture of opposing elements and therefore questionable or uncertain:

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• cloudy

  1. Full of or covered with clouds; overcast.
  2. Of or like a cloud or clouds.
  3. Marked with indistinct masses or streaks:

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  1. Full of or covered with clouds; overcast.
  2. Of or like a cloud or clouds.
  3. Marked with indistinct masses or streaks:

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• ambiguous

  1. Open to more than one interpretation:
  2. Doubtful or uncertain:

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  1. Open to more than one interpretation:
  2. Doubtful or uncertain:

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Of dubious character

• fishy

  1. Resembling or suggestive of fish, as in taste or odor.
  2. Cold or expressionless:
  3. Inspiring doubt or suspicion:

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  1. Resembling or suggestive of fish, as in taste or odor.
  2. Cold or expressionless:
  3. Inspiring doubt or suspicion:

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• suspicious

  1. Arousing or apt to arouse suspicion; questionable:
  2. Tending to suspect; distrustful:
  3. Expressing suspicion:

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  1. Arousing or apt to arouse suspicion; questionable:
  2. Tending to suspect; distrustful:
  3. Expressing suspicion:

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• suspect

  1. To consider (something) to be true or probable on little or no evidence:
  2. To have doubts about (something); distrust:
  3. To consider (a person) guilty without proof:

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  1. To consider (something) to be true or probable on little or no evidence:
  2. To have doubts about (something); distrust:
  3. To consider (a person) guilty without proof:

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• shady

  1. Full of shade; shaded:
  2. Casting shade:
  3. Of dubious character, morality, or legality; questionable:

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  1. Full of shade; shaded:
  2. Casting shade:
  3. Of dubious character, morality, or legality; questionable:

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• questionable

  1. Open to doubt or challenge; problematic.
  2. Not yet determined or specified.
  3. Of dubious morality or respectability:

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  1. Open to doubt or challenge; problematic.
  2. Not yet determined or specified.
  3. Of dubious morality or respectability:

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• equivocal

  1. Open to two or more interpretations and often intended to conceal the truth.
  2. Characterized by a mixture of opposing elements and therefore questionable or uncertain:

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  1. Open to two or more interpretations and often intended to conceal the truth.
  2. Characterized by a mixture of opposing elements and therefore questionable or uncertain:

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• doubtful

  1. Subject to or causing doubt:
  2. Experiencing or showing doubt:
  3. Of uncertain outcome; undecided.

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  1. Subject to or causing doubt:
  2. Experiencing or showing doubt:
  3. Of uncertain outcome; undecided.

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Marked by lack of firm decision or commitment; of questionable outcome

• vague

  1. Not clear in meaning or expression; inexplicit.
  2. Not thinking or expressing oneself clearly:
  3. Lacking definite shape, form, or character; indistinct:

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  1. Not clear in meaning or expression; inexplicit.
  2. Not thinking or expressing oneself clearly:
  3. Lacking definite shape, form, or character; indistinct:

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• unsure

  1. Lacking confidence.
  2. Uncertain of the facts.
  3. Precarious; unstable; unreliable.

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  1. Lacking confidence.
  2. Uncertain of the facts.
  3. Precarious; unstable; unreliable.

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• unsettled

  1. Not in a state of order or calmness; disturbed:
  2. Likely to change or vary; variable:
  3. Not determined or resolved:

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  1. Not in a state of order or calmness; disturbed:
  2. Likely to change or vary; variable:
  3. Not determined or resolved:

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• unresolved

  1. Not completed; not finished; not linked together. See resolve.

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  1. Not completed; not finished; not linked together. See resolve.

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• undetermined

  1. Not yet determined; undecided:
  2. Not specifically known or ascertained:

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  1. Not yet determined; undecided:
  2. Not specifically known or ascertained:

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• undecided

  1. Not yet determined or settled; open:
  2. Not having reached a decision; uncommitted:
  3. One, such as a voter, that has not yet reached a decision:

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  1. Not yet determined or settled; open:
  2. Not having reached a decision; uncommitted:
  3. One, such as a voter, that has not yet reached a decision:

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• open

  1. Affording unobstructed entrance and exit; not shut or closed.
  2. Affording unobstructed passage or view:
  3. Having no protecting or concealing cover:

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  1. Affording unobstructed entrance and exit; not shut or closed.
  2. Affording unobstructed passage or view:
  3. Having no protecting or concealing cover:

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• indefinite

  1. Unclear; vague.
  2. Lacking precise limits:
  3. Uncertain; undecided:

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  1. Unclear; vague.
  2. Lacking precise limits:
  3. Uncertain; undecided:

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Experiencing doubt

• unsure

  1. Lacking confidence.
  2. Uncertain of the facts.
  3. Precarious; unstable; unreliable.

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  1. Lacking confidence.
  2. Uncertain of the facts.
  3. Precarious; unstable; unreliable.

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• undecided

  1. Not yet determined or settled; open:
  2. Not having reached a decision; uncommitted:
  3. One, such as a voter, that has not yet reached a decision:

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  1. Not yet determined or settled; open:
  2. Not having reached a decision; uncommitted:
  3. One, such as a voter, that has not yet reached a decision:

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• skeptical

  1. Marked by or given to doubt; questioning:
  2. Relating to or characteristic of skeptics or skepticism.

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  1. Marked by or given to doubt; questioning:
  2. Relating to or characteristic of skeptics or skepticism.

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• dubious

  1. Fraught with uncertainty or doubt; undecided.
  2. Arousing doubt; doubtful:
  3. Of questionable character:

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  1. Fraught with uncertainty or doubt; undecided.
  2. Arousing doubt; doubtful:
  3. Of questionable character:

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• doubtful

  1. Subject to or causing doubt:
  2. Experiencing or showing doubt:
  3. Of uncertain outcome; undecided.

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  1. Subject to or causing doubt:
  2. Experiencing or showing doubt:
  3. Of uncertain outcome; undecided.

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Capable of or liable to change

• various

  1. Of diverse kinds:
  2. Unlike; different:
  3. Being more than one; several:

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  1. Of diverse kinds:
  2. Unlike; different:
  3. Being more than one; several:

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• variant

  1. Differing from others of the same kind or from a standard:
  2. Having or exhibiting variation; varying:
  3. Something that differs from others of the same kind or from a standard, as a different spelling or pronunciation of a word.

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  1. Differing from others of the same kind or from a standard:
  2. Having or exhibiting variation; varying:
  3. Something that differs from others of the same kind or from a standard, as a different spelling or pronunciation of a word.

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• variable

  1. Likely to change or vary; subject to variation; changeable.
  2. Inconstant; fickle.
  3. Tending to exhibit genetic variation or variation in a physical trait:

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  1. Likely to change or vary; subject to variation; changeable.
  2. Inconstant; fickle.
  3. Tending to exhibit genetic variation or variation in a physical trait:

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• unsteady

  1. Not firm, solid, or securely in place; unstable.
  2. Fluctuating; changeable:
  3. Not even or regular; wavering:

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  1. Not firm, solid, or securely in place; unstable.
  2. Fluctuating; changeable:
  3. Not even or regular; wavering:

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• unstable

  1. Tending strongly to change:
  2. Not constant; fluctuating:
  3. Wavering or fickle:

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  1. Tending strongly to change:
  2. Not constant; fluctuating:
  3. Wavering or fickle:

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• unsettled

  1. Not in a state of order or calmness; disturbed:
  2. Likely to change or vary; variable:
  3. Not determined or resolved:

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  1. Not in a state of order or calmness; disturbed:
  2. Likely to change or vary; variable:
  3. Not determined or resolved:

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• mutable

  1. Capable of or subject to change or alteration.
  2. Prone to frequent change; inconstant:
  3. Tending to undergo genetic mutation:

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  1. Capable of or subject to change or alteration.
  2. Prone to frequent change; inconstant:
  3. Tending to undergo genetic mutation:

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• inconstant

  1. Changing or varying, especially often and without discernible pattern or reason.
  2. Fickle; faithless.

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  1. Changing or varying, especially often and without discernible pattern or reason.
  2. Fickle; faithless.

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• fluid

  1. A continuous, amorphous substance whose molecules move freely past one another and that has the tendency to assume the shape of its container; a liquid or gas.
  2. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a fluid.
  3. Readily reshaped; pliable.

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  1. A continuous, amorphous substance whose molecules move freely past one another and that has the tendency to assume the shape of its container; a liquid or gas.
  2. Of, relating to, or characteristic of a fluid.
  3. Readily reshaped; pliable.

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• changeable

  1. Liable to change; capricious:
  2. Being such that alteration is possible:
  3. Varying in color or appearance when seen from different angles:

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  1. Liable to change; capricious:
  2. Being such that alteration is possible:
  3. Varying in color or appearance when seen from different angles:

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• alterable

  1. Capable of being changed, changeable, mutable
  2. Something that can be altered; a variable.

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  1. Capable of being changed, changeable, mutable
  2. Something that can be altered; a variable.

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Following no predictable pattern

• whimsical

  1. Characterized by, arising from, or subject to whimsy:
  2. Playful or fanciful, especially in a humorous way:

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  1. Characterized by, arising from, or subject to whimsy:
  2. Playful or fanciful, especially in a humorous way:

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• volatile

  1. Evaporating readily at normal temperatures and pressures.
  2. Capable of being readily vaporized.
  3. Tending to vary often or widely, as in price:

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  1. Evaporating readily at normal temperatures and pressures.
  2. Capable of being readily vaporized.
  3. Tending to vary often or widely, as in price:

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• variable

  1. Likely to change or vary; subject to variation; changeable.
  2. Inconstant; fickle.
  3. Tending to exhibit genetic variation or variation in a physical trait:

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  1. Likely to change or vary; subject to variation; changeable.
  2. Inconstant; fickle.
  3. Tending to exhibit genetic variation or variation in a physical trait:

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• unsteady

  1. Not firm, solid, or securely in place; unstable.
  2. Fluctuating; changeable:
  3. Not even or regular; wavering:

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  1. Not firm, solid, or securely in place; unstable.
  2. Fluctuating; changeable:
  3. Not even or regular; wavering:

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• unstable

  1. Tending strongly to change:
  2. Not constant; fluctuating:
  3. Wavering or fickle:

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  1. Tending strongly to change:
  2. Not constant; fluctuating:
  3. Wavering or fickle:

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• unpredictable

  1. Difficult to foretell or foresee:
  2. Something difficult or impossible to foretell or foresee.

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  1. Difficult to foretell or foresee:
  2. Something difficult or impossible to foretell or foresee.

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• ticklish

  1. Sensitive to tickling.
  2. Easily offended or upset; touchy.
  3. Requiring skillful or tactful handling; delicate:

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  1. Sensitive to tickling.
  2. Easily offended or upset; touchy.
  3. Requiring skillful or tactful handling; delicate:

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• temperamental

  1. Relating to or caused by temperament:
  2. Excessively sensitive or irritable; moody.
  3. Likely to perform unpredictably; undependable:

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  1. Relating to or caused by temperament:
  2. Excessively sensitive or irritable; moody.
  3. Likely to perform unpredictably; undependable:

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• mercurial

  1. Of or relating to the god Mercury.
  2. Of or relating to the planet Mercury.
  3. Having the characteristics of eloquence, shrewdness, swiftness, and thievishness attributed to the god Mercury.

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  1. Of or relating to the god Mercury.
  2. Of or relating to the planet Mercury.
  3. Having the characteristics of eloquence, shrewdness, swiftness, and thievishness attributed to the god Mercury.

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• inconstant

  1. Changing or varying, especially often and without discernible pattern or reason.
  2. Fickle; faithless.

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  1. Changing or varying, especially often and without discernible pattern or reason.
  2. Fickle; faithless.

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• inconsistent

  1. Not regular or predictable; erratic:
  2. Lacking in correct logical relation; contradictory:
  3. Not in agreement or harmony; incompatible:

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  1. Not regular or predictable; erratic:
  2. Lacking in correct logical relation; contradictory:
  3. Not in agreement or harmony; incompatible:

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• freakish

  1. Markedly unusual or abnormal; strange:
  2. Relating to or being a freak:
  3. Capricious or whimsical.

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  1. Markedly unusual or abnormal; strange:
  2. Relating to or being a freak:
  3. Capricious or whimsical.

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• fickle

  1. Characterized by erratic changeableness or instability, especially with regard to affections or attachments; capricious.

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  1. Characterized by erratic changeableness or instability, especially with regard to affections or attachments; capricious.

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• fantastical

  1. Of or pertaining to fantasy.
  2. fanciful or whimsical
  3. fantastic

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  1. Of or pertaining to fantasy.
  2. fanciful or whimsical
  3. fantastic

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• fantastic

  1. Based on or existing only in fantasy; unreal:
  2. Strange or fanciful in form, conception, or appearance:
  3. Unrealistic; irrational:

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  1. Based on or existing only in fantasy; unreal:
  2. Strange or fanciful in form, conception, or appearance:
  3. Unrealistic; irrational:

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• erratic

  1. Having no fixed or regular course; wandering:
  2. Lacking consistency, regularity, or uniformity:
  3. Deviating from the customary course in conduct or opinion; eccentric:

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  1. Having no fixed or regular course; wandering:
  2. Lacking consistency, regularity, or uniformity:
  3. Deviating from the customary course in conduct or opinion; eccentric:

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• changeable

  1. Liable to change; capricious:
  2. Being such that alteration is possible:
  3. Varying in color or appearance when seen from different angles:

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  1. Liable to change; capricious:
  2. Being such that alteration is possible:
  3. Varying in color or appearance when seen from different angles:

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• capricious

  1. Characterized by, arising from, or subject to caprice; impulsive or unpredictable:

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  1. Characterized by, arising from, or subject to caprice; impulsive or unpredictable:

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Doubtful in mind

• in a quandary

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• undecided

  1. Not yet determined or settled; open:
  2. Not having reached a decision; uncommitted:
  3. One, such as a voter, that has not yet reached a decision:

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  1. Not yet determined or settled; open:
  2. Not having reached a decision; uncommitted:
  3. One, such as a voter, that has not yet reached a decision:

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• dubious

  1. Fraught with uncertainty or doubt; undecided.
  2. Arousing doubt; doubtful:
  3. Of questionable character:

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  1. Fraught with uncertainty or doubt; undecided.
  2. Arousing doubt; doubtful:
  3. Of questionable character:

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Not determined

• on the knees of the Gods

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• still in debate

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• in abeyance

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• in doubt

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• up-in-the-air

  1. Used other than as an idiom. up in or into the sky or air.
  2. (idiomatic) Not yet resolved, finished, answered, decided or certain.

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  1. Used other than as an idiom. up in or into the sky or air.
  2. (idiomatic) Not yet resolved, finished, answered, decided or certain.

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• imprecise

  1. Not precise.

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  1. Not precise.

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• unannounced

  1. Not having been announced:
  2. Being without advance notice; unexpected:

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  1. Not having been announced:
  2. Being without advance notice; unexpected:

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• unknown

  1. Not known; unfamiliar:
  2. Not identified, ascertained, or established:
  3. Not well known or widely known:

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  1. Not known; unfamiliar:
  2. Not identified, ascertained, or established:
  3. Not well known or widely known:

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• conjecturable

  1. Able to be conjectured upon.

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  1. Able to be conjectured upon.

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• debated

  1. disputed, under discussion, not settled.
  2. simple past tense and past participle of debate

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  1. disputed, under discussion, not settled.
  2. simple past tense and past participle of debate

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• unresolved

  1. Not completed; not finished; not linked together. See resolve.

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  1. Not completed; not finished; not linked together. See resolve.

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• ambiguous

  1. Open to more than one interpretation:
  2. Doubtful or uncertain:

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  1. Open to more than one interpretation:
  2. Doubtful or uncertain:

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• unascertained

  1. Not ascertained; undetermined; unknown.

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  1. Not ascertained; undetermined; unknown.

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• dubious indefinite

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• debatable

  1. Being such that formal argument or discussion is possible.
  2. Open to dispute; questionable.
  3. In dispute, as land or territory claimed by more than one country.

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  1. Being such that formal argument or discussion is possible.
  2. Open to dispute; questionable.
  3. In dispute, as land or territory claimed by more than one country.

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• perplexing

  1. confusing or puzzling
  2. bewildering
  3. Present participle of perplex.

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  1. confusing or puzzling
  2. bewildering
  3. Present participle of perplex.

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• equivocal

  1. Open to two or more interpretations and often intended to conceal the truth.
  2. Characterized by a mixture of opposing elements and therefore questionable or uncertain:

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  1. Open to two or more interpretations and often intended to conceal the truth.
  2. Characterized by a mixture of opposing elements and therefore questionable or uncertain:

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• open to question

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• theoretical

  1. Of, relating to, or based on theory.
  2. Restricted to theory; not practical or applied:
  3. Studying or working to develop theory.

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  1. Of, relating to, or based on theory.
  2. Restricted to theory; not practical or applied:
  3. Studying or working to develop theory.

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• hypothetical

  1. Of, relating to, or based on a hypothesis:
  2. Conditional; contingent:
  3. A hypothetical circumstance, condition, scenario, or situation:

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  1. Of, relating to, or based on a hypothesis:
  2. Conditional; contingent:
  3. A hypothetical circumstance, condition, scenario, or situation:

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• suppositious

  1. supposititious

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  1. supposititious

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• suppositional

  1. Resting on supposition; hypothetical; conjectural.
  2. Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

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  1. Resting on supposition; hypothetical; conjectural.
  2. Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster's Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

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• problematic

  1. Posing a problem; difficult to solve:
  2. Open to doubt; debatable:
  3. Not settled; unresolved or dubious:

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  1. Posing a problem; difficult to solve:
  2. Open to doubt; debatable:
  3. Not settled; unresolved or dubious:

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• questionable

  1. Open to doubt or challenge; problematic.
  2. Not yet determined or specified.
  3. Of dubious morality or respectability:

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  1. Open to doubt or challenge; problematic.
  2. Not yet determined or specified.
  3. Of dubious morality or respectability:

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• conjectural

  1. based on or involving conjecture
  2. inclined to make conjectures

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  1. based on or involving conjecture
  2. inclined to make conjectures

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• vague

  1. Not clear in meaning or expression; inexplicit.
  2. Not thinking or expressing oneself clearly:
  3. Lacking definite shape, form, or character; indistinct:

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  1. Not clear in meaning or expression; inexplicit.
  2. Not thinking or expressing oneself clearly:
  3. Lacking definite shape, form, or character; indistinct:

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• possible

  1. Capable of happening, existing, or being true without contradicting proven facts, laws, or circumstances:
  2. Capable of becoming or of being made to be so; potential:
  3. Capable of occurring or being done in accordance with something specified. Used with the superlative:

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  1. Capable of happening, existing, or being true without contradicting proven facts, laws, or circumstances:
  2. Capable of becoming or of being made to be so; potential:
  3. Capable of occurring or being done in accordance with something specified. Used with the superlative:

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• subject to change

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• fluctuant

  1. Subject to change or variation: variable:
  2. Capable of being moved or compressed. Used of an abnormal mass such as a tumor or abscess.
  3. Moving in waves.

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  1. Subject to change or variation: variable:
  2. Capable of being moved or compressed. Used of an abnormal mass such as a tumor or abscess.
  3. Moving in waves.

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• alterable

  1. Capable of being changed, changeable, mutable
  2. Something that can be altered; a variable.

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  1. Capable of being changed, changeable, mutable
  2. Something that can be altered; a variable.

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• contingent

  1. Liable but not certain to occur; possible:
  2. Dependent on other conditions or circumstances; conditional:
  3. Happening by or subject to chance or accident; unpredictable:

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  1. Liable but not certain to occur; possible:
  2. Dependent on other conditions or circumstances; conditional:
  3. Happening by or subject to chance or accident; unpredictable:

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• provisional

  1. Provided or serving only for the time being.
  2. Of or relating to any of the extremist factions of the Irish Republican Army established in 1970.
  3. A person hired temporarily for a job, typically before having taken an examination qualifying the person for permanent employment:

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  1. Provided or serving only for the time being.
  2. Of or relating to any of the extremist factions of the Irish Republican Army established in 1970.
  3. A person hired temporarily for a job, typically before having taken an examination qualifying the person for permanent employment:

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• casual

  1. Being without ceremony or formality; relaxed or informal:
  2. Unpremeditated or offhand:
  3. Suited for everyday wear or informal use:

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  1. Being without ceremony or formality; relaxed or informal:
  2. Unpremeditated or offhand:
  3. Suited for everyday wear or informal use:

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• chance

  1. The unknown and unpredictable element in happenings that seems to have no assignable cause.
  2. A force assumed to cause events that cannot be foreseen or controlled; luck:
  3. The likelihood of something happening; possibility or probability:

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  1. The unknown and unpredictable element in happenings that seems to have no assignable cause.
  2. A force assumed to cause events that cannot be foreseen or controlled; luck:
  3. The likelihood of something happening; possibility or probability:

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• random

  1. Having no specific pattern, purpose, or objective:
  2. Of or relating to a type of circumstance or event that is described by a probability distribution.
  3. Of or relating to an event in which all outcomes are equally likely, as in the testing of a blood sample for the presence of a substance.

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  1. Having no specific pattern, purpose, or objective:
  2. Of or relating to a type of circumstance or event that is described by a probability distribution.
  3. Of or relating to an event in which all outcomes are equally likely, as in the testing of a blood sample for the presence of a substance.

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• haphazard

  1. Dependent upon or characterized by mere chance.
  2. Mere chance; fortuity.
  3. By chance; casually.

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  1. Dependent upon or characterized by mere chance.
  2. Mere chance; fortuity.
  3. By chance; casually.

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• indeterminate

  1. Not precisely determined, determinable, or established:
  2. Not precisely fixed, as to extent, size, nature, or number:
  3. Lacking clarity or precision, as in meaning; vague:

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  1. Not precisely determined, determinable, or established:
  2. Not precisely fixed, as to extent, size, nature, or number:
  3. Lacking clarity or precision, as in meaning; vague:

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• unsure

  1. Lacking confidence.
  2. Uncertain of the facts.
  3. Precarious; unstable; unreliable.

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  1. Lacking confidence.
  2. Uncertain of the facts.
  3. Precarious; unstable; unreliable.

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• unfixed

  1. Not fixated or fixed; moving or changing freely
  2. simple past tense and past participle of unfix

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  1. Not fixated or fixed; moving or changing freely
  2. simple past tense and past participle of unfix

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• unlikely

  1. Not likely; improbable.
  2. Not promising; likely to fail.

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  1. Not likely; improbable.
  2. Not promising; likely to fail.

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• improbable

  1. Unlikely to take place or be true.

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  1. Unlikely to take place or be true.

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• unpredictable

  1. Difficult to foretell or foresee:
  2. Something difficult or impossible to foretell or foresee.

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  1. Difficult to foretell or foresee:
  2. Something difficult or impossible to foretell or foresee.

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• changeable

  1. Liable to change; capricious:
  2. Being such that alteration is possible:
  3. Varying in color or appearance when seen from different angles:

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  1. Liable to change; capricious:
  2. Being such that alteration is possible:
  3. Varying in color or appearance when seen from different angles:

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• doubtful

  1. Subject to or causing doubt:
  2. Experiencing or showing doubt:
  3. Of uncertain outcome; undecided.

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  1. Subject to or causing doubt:
  2. Experiencing or showing doubt:
  3. Of uncertain outcome; undecided.

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• unsettled

  1. Not in a state of order or calmness; disturbed:
  2. Likely to change or vary; variable:
  3. Not determined or resolved:

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  1. Not in a state of order or calmness; disturbed:
  2. Likely to change or vary; variable:
  3. Not determined or resolved:

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• undetermined

  1. Not yet determined; undecided:
  2. Not specifically known or ascertained:

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  1. Not yet determined; undecided:
  2. Not specifically known or ascertained:

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• undecided

  1. Not yet determined or settled; open:
  2. Not having reached a decision; uncommitted:
  3. One, such as a voter, that has not yet reached a decision:

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  1. Not yet determined or settled; open:
  2. Not having reached a decision; uncommitted:
  3. One, such as a voter, that has not yet reached a decision:

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