uncertainty
noun
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Sense 1 noun
being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance
the uncertainty of the outcome
Types & categories
- quality hypernym
- doubt hyponym
- indefiniteness hyponym
- unpredictability hyponym
- improbability hyponym
- fortuitousness hyponym
- speculativeness hyponym
Related & opposite
- sure thing antonym
- uncertain derivation
- uncertain derivation
- uncertain derivation
- uncertain derivation
- precarious derivation
- unsealed derivation
- precarious derivation
Sense 2 noun
the state of being unsure of something
Types & categories
- cognitive state hypernym
- mental reservation hyponym
- distrust hyponym
- incredulity hyponym
- irresolution hyponym
- peradventure hyponym
- suspense hyponym
Related & opposite
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | sure thing |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | uncertain |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | uncertain |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | uncertain |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | uncertain |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | precarious |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | unsealed |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | precarious |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | quality |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | doubt |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | indefiniteness |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | unpredictability |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | improbability |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | fortuitousness |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | speculativeness |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | certainty |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | doubt |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | dubious |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | dubious |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | tentative |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | cognitive state |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | mental reservation |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | distrust |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | incredulity |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | irresolution |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | peradventure |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | suspense |