unsure

Examples

• All

• However, they were unsure of where their borders were.

• Allen and I stood in the middle of the suite, unsure what to do next.

  Fiction book (1993)

• Still others are most unsure of themselves.

• The people are becoming unsure of me.

  Chevalier (2023)

• And I was so unsure of myself.

  Before Sunrise (1995)

• I ask, unsure of the answer.

  Middle of Nowhere (2012)

• So why do I feel so anxious, so unsure, so alone in this connection?

  Matthew Hussey

• Dan has read this thread and is now feeling unsure about their relationship.

• At first, the studios were unsure of what to do with this new invention.

  That's Entertainment! III (1994)

• The others watch the two of them, unsure how they're supposed to react.

  Fiction book (1993)

Synonyms

S

shy

vsunsure

414 1.0

Nervous and likely to avoid people or new situations

is broader, covering doubt or uncertainty beyond social avoidance

A

anxious

vsunsure

230 2.7

Feeling worried or nervous about something that might happen

can be mere lack of certainty without strong worry

U

uneasy

vsunsure

92 3.2

You feel worried and not relaxed

is broader, covering doubt or lack of confidence without bodily worry

H

hesitant

vsunsure

72 3.2

Slow to act or speak because you feel unsure

covers general lack of certainty or confidence, not only delay

U

undecided

vsunsure

68 2.9

Not yet sure which option or side to choose

means doubt more generally, not only decision delay

T

timid

vsunsure

56 3.5

Shy and afraid to do new or risky things

is more general doubt or lack of certainty, not fear based

U

uncertain

vsunsure

41 3.9

Not feeling sure or confident

also includes lack of personal confidence as well as doubt

D

doubtful

vsunsure

14 3.0

Not sure about something and not ready to believe it

can also mean low self confidence, not just disbelief

D

diffident

vsunsure

4 8.0

Shy and not confident about speaking or acting in front of others

can be lack of certainty or belief, not only shyness

U

unassured

vsunsure

1 6.3

Not confident and acting unsure

includes doubt about facts as well as low confidence

Antonyms

S

sure

∞ 1.0

Feeling no doubt about something

C

certain

722 1.0

Feeling sure and having no doubt

How Certain

certain

286 1.0

confident

759 2.5

doubtful

14 3.0

unsure

99 1.5

tentative

55 5.1

hesitant

72 3.2

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology