unsure - 20 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | unsure |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | doubtful, insecure |
| Synonyms: | borderline, distrustful, dubious, fly-by-night*, hesitant, iffy*, indecisive, indeterminate, irresolute, lacking, open, problematic, shaky, skeptical, suspicious, uncertain, unclear, undecided, undependable, unreliable, unstable, untrustworthy, vacillating, wavering, weak, wobbly, betwixt and between, fluctuant, in a quandary, mistrustful, rootless, touch and go, unassured, unconfident, unconvinced, untrusty, up for grabs, wimpy |
| Antonyms: | certain, definite, secure, sure, undoubted |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | ambivalent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | conflicting |
| Synonyms: | clashing, contradictory, debatable, doubtful, equivocal, hesitant, inconclusive, irresolute, mixed, opposed, uncertain, undecided, unresolved, unsure, vacillating, warring, wavering, fluctuating |
| Antonyms: | certain, definite, settled, sure, unequivocal, resolved |
| Main Entry: | diffident |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | hesitant; unconfident |
| Synonyms: | backward, bashful, chary, coy, demure, distrustful, doubtful, dubious, humble, insecure, meek, modest, mousy, reluctant, reserved, retiring, self-conscious, sheepish, shrinking, shy, suspicious, timid, timorous, unassuming, unobtrusive, unsure, withdrawn, blenching, constrained, flinching, rabbity, self-effacing, unassertive, unassured, unpoised |
| Antonyms: | bold, confident |
| Main Entry: | fly-by-night |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | unreliable and shady |
| Synonyms: | brief, cowboy*, disreputable, dubious, ephemeral, evanescent, fleeting, impermanent, irresponsible, momentary, passing, questionable, shady, shifty, short-lived, slimy*, slippery*, temporary, treacherous, undependable, unprofessional, unreliable, unsure, untrustworthy, here-today-gone-tomorrow, not to be relied upon, not to be trusted, trustless |
| Antonyms: | dependable, reliable, reputable, responsible, trustworthy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | hesitant |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | uncertain, waiting |
| Synonyms: | afraid, averse, backward, delaying, diffident, disinclined, doubtful, doubting, half-hearted, halting, hesitating, indecisive, irresolute, lazy, loath, reluctant, shy, skeptical, slow, tentative, timid, unpredictable, unsure, unwilling, vacillating, wavering, dawdling, faltering, hanging back, lacking confidence, uneager |
| Antonyms: | certain, definite, resolute, sure, unwavering, unhesitant |
| Main Entry: | ill at ease |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not feeling at ease |
| Synonyms: | anxious, apprehensive, awkward, disturbed, doubtful, edgy, fidgety, hesitant, insecure, nervous, nervous, on edge*, on edge, restless, self-conscious, shy, suspicious, tense, uncomfortable, uncomfortable, uneasy, unsettled, unsure, discomfited, disquieted, faltering, on pins and needles, on pins and needles, on tenterhooks, out of place, unrelaxed |
| Antonyms: | comfortable, content, at ease |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | indefinite |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | ambiguous, vague |
| Synonyms: | broad, confused, doubtful, dubious, equivocal, evasive, general, ill-defined, indeterminate, indistinct, inexact, inexhaustible, infinite, innumerable, intangible, loose, obscure, shadowy, uncertain, unclear, undefined, undependable, undetermined, unknown, unlimited, unsettled, unsure, wide, imprecise, indeterminable, unfixed, unspecific |
| Antonyms: | certain, definite, distinct, sure |
| Main Entry: | intangible |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | indefinite, obscured |
| Synonyms: | abstract, abstruse, airy, dim, elusive, ethereal, evanescent, evasive, hypothetical, impalpable, imperceptible, incorporeal, indeterminate, insensible, invisible, rare, shadowy, slender, slight, uncertain, unreal, unsubstantial, unsure, vague, eluding, evading, imponderable, inappreciable, unapparent, unobservable |
| Antonyms: | definite, obvious, palpable, perceptible, tangible |
| Main Entry: | leery |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | suspicious |
| Synonyms: | careful, cautious, chary, distrustful, doubting, dubious, on one's guard, shy, skeptical, uncertain, unsure, wary |
| Antonyms: | certain, sure, unwary |
| Main Entry: | on the fence |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | undecided |
| Synonyms: | ambivalent, borderline, debatable, divided, hesitant, iffy*, impartial, indecisive, irresolute, neutral, open, tentative, torn, uncertain, unclear, uncommitted, undetermined, unsure, up in the air, wavering, wishy-washy*, betwixt and between, blowing hot and cold, hemming and hawing, in the middle, not definite, not sure, of two minds, running hot and cold, waffling |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | perilous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | dangerous |
| Synonyms: | chancy, delicate, dicey*, dynamite, exposed, hairy*, hazardous, insecure, loaded, precarious, risky, rugged, shaky, threatening, ticklish, touchy, treacherous, uncertain, unhealthy, unsafe, unsound, unstable, unsteady, unsure, vulnerable, wicked*, Russian roulette, on thin ice, playing with fire, touch and go |
| Antonyms: | safe, secure, ok |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | precarious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | tricky, doubtful |
| Synonyms: | ambiguous, borderline, chancy, contingent, dangerous, delicate, dicey*, dubious, dynamite, equivocal, hairy*, hazardous, iffy*, indecisive, insecure, loaded, open, out on a limb*, perilous, problematic, risky, rocky, rugged*, sensitive, shaky, slippery, ticklish, touchy, uncertain, unhealthy, unreliable, unsafe, unsettled, unstable, unsteady, unsure, hanging by a thread, impugnable, on thin ice, touch and go |
| Antonyms: | certain, definite, firm, stable, strong, sure, undoubted |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | self-conscious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | insecure with oneself |
| Synonyms: | affected, anxious, artificial, awkward, bashful, diffident, embarrassed, mannered, nervous, shamefaced, sheepish, shy, stiff, stilted, uncertain, uncomfortable, uneasy, unsure, discomfited, ill-at-ease, out of countenance |
| Antonyms: | assured, secure, sure, unself-conscious |
| Main Entry: | suspect |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | doubtful |
| Synonyms: | dubious, fishy*, incredible, open, problematic, pseudo*, questionable, ridiculous, shaky*, suspected, suspicious, thick*, thin*, unbelievable, uncertain, unclear, unlikely, unsure, doubtable |
| Antonyms: | innocent, known, trusted, trustworthy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | uncertain |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | doubtful, changeable |
| Synonyms: | ambiguous, ambivalent, chancy, conjectural, dubious, erratic, fitful, hazy, hesitant, iffy*, incalculable, inconstant, indefinite, indeterminate, indistinct, insecure, irregular, irresolute, precarious, questionable, risky, speculative, unclear, undecided, undetermined, unforeseeable, unpredictable, unreliable, unresolved, unsettled, unsure, up in the air, vacillating, vague, variable, wavering, hanging by a thread, on thin ice, touch and go, unconfirmed, unfixed, up for grabs |
| Antonyms: | certain, clear, definite, determined, secure, sure, unchanging, foreseeable |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | undecided |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not sure, not definite |
| Synonyms: | ambivalent, borderline, debatable, doubtful, dubious, equivocal, hesitant, iffy*, indecisive, indefinite, irresolute, moot, on the fence*, open, pending, tentative, torn, uncertain, unclear, uncommitted, undetermined, unfinished, unsettled, unsure, up in the air, vague, wavering, wishy-washy*, betwixt and between, blowing hot and cold, dithering, hemming and hawing, in the middle, of two minds, pendent, running hot and cold, waffling |
| Antonyms: | certain, decided, definite, determined, settled, sure, undoubted |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | undependable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | irresponsible |
| Synonyms: | bum, capricious, careless, changeable, dubious, erratic, fickle, fly-by-night*, inconsistent, inconstant, indefinite, indeterminate, loose*, treacherous, trick, tricky, uncertain, unpredictable, unreliable, unsafe, unsound, unstable, unsure, untrustworthy, variable, no bargain, no-good, trustless, unassured |
| Antonyms: | dependable, reliable, responsible, trustworthy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | unreliable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not trustworthy, not true |
| Synonyms: | capricious, deceitful, deceptive, delusive, disreputable, dubious, erroneous, fake, fallible, false, fickle, fly-by-night*, furtive, hollow, implausible, inaccurate, inconstant, irresponsible, makeshift, meretricious, mistaken, pretended, pseudo*, questionable, sham, shifty, specious, treacherous, tricky, uncertain, unconvincing, undependable, underhand, underhanded, unfaithful, unsound, unstable, unsure, untrue, untrustworthy, vacillating, wavering, weak, hallucinatory |
| Antonyms: | honest, reliable, responsible, true, trustworthy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | untrustworthy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not dependable, unfaithful |
| Synonyms: | capricious, crooked, deceitful, devious, dishonest, disloyal, dubious, faithless, false, fickle, fink*, fly-by-night*, irresponsible, questionable, shady, sharp, shifty*, slippery, sneaky, treacherous, tricky, two-faced*, two-timing, undependable, unreliable, unsafe, unsure, untrue, conniving, fair-weather, guileful, trustless, unassured, untrusty |
| Antonyms: | dependable, faithful, honest, reliable, trustworthy |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | vague |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | not definite or clear |
| Synonyms: | ambiguous, amorphous, bleary, cloudy, dark, dim, doubtful, dreamlike, dubious, enigmatic, equivocal, faint, fuzzy, hazy, ill-defined, impalpable, indefinite, indeterminate, indistinct, inexplicable, lax, loose, misunderstood, muddy, nebulous, obscure, perplexing, problematic, puzzling, questionable, shadowy, superficial, tenebrous, uncertain, unclear, undetermined, unintelligible, unknown, unsettled, unspecified, unsure, amphibological, bewildering, blurred, generalized, imprecise, unexplicit |
| Antonyms: | certain, clear, definite, sure |
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