
Word families (Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives, Adverbs): certainty, uncertainty, ascertain, certain, uncertain, certainly, uncertainly
Xem thêm: unsure, incertain, unsealed, changeable, unsettled
uncertain adj.
1 not confident
VERBS be, feel, look, seem | become
ADV. deeply, very I feel deeply uncertain about the future. | a little, rather, slightly | strangely
PREP. about, as to He seemed strangely uncertain as to how to continue. | of We were rather uncertain of the direction it came from.
2 not known exactly
VERBS be, look | become | remain, seem
ADV. extremely, highly, very | increasingly | quite, rather, somewhat | still Whether diet is an important factor in this illness is still uncertain. | inevitably, inherently The world is inherently uncertain. | notoriously Cost estimates are notoriously uncertain in this business.
adj.
uncertain of his convictions
unsure of himself and his future
moving with uncertain (or unsure) steps
an uncertain smile
touched the ornaments with uncertain fingers
an uncertain future
a manuscript of uncertain origin
plans are still uncertain
changes of great if uncertain consequences
without further evidence his story must remain uncertain
his doom is as yet unsealed
everything is uncertain about the army
the issue is uncertain
a changeable climate
the weather is uncertain
unsettled weather with rain and hail and sunshine coming one right after the other
an uncertain recollection of events
a gun with a rather uncertain trigger
she spoke in no uncertain terms