adj. not established beyond doubt; still undecided or unknown; "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"

adj. not certain to occur; not inevitable; "everything is uncertain about the army"; "the issue is uncertain"

adj. not securely set; likely to become loose: "his cap felt uncertain upon his head"

adj. moving or acting uncertainly; indicating uncertainty

adj. "his fate is as yet unsealed"

adj. lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance; "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"

adj. lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance; "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"

adj. undecided or characterized by indecisiveness

adj. not precisely determined or fixed: "of indeterminate age"; "of uncertain extent"; "a date as yet unfixed"

adj. determined by conditions or circumstances not yet established; "arms sales contingent on the approval of congress"

adj. somewhat indefinite; "bearing a general resemblance to the original"; "a general description of the merchandise"

adj. not clearly understood or expressed; "an obscure turn of phrase"; "an impulse to go off and fight certain obscure battles of his own spirit"-Anatole Broyard; "their descriptions of human behavior become vague, dull, and unclear"- P.A.Sorokin; "vague...forms of speech...have so long passed for mysteries of science"- John Locke

adj. (of the voice) quivering as from weakness or fear; "the old lady's quavering voice"; "spoke timidly in a tremulous voice"

adj. being in a tense state

adj. liable to rock; "on high rocky heels"

adj. inclined to shake as from weakness or defect; "a rickety table"; "a wobbly chair with shaky legs"; "the ladder felt a little wobbly"; "the bridge still stands though one of the arches is wonky"

adj. of uncertain outcome; especially fraught with risk; "an extremely dicey future on a brave new world of liquid nitrogen, tar, and smog"- New Yorker

adj. not conclusive; not putting an end to doubt or question; "an inconclusive reply"; "inconclusive evidence"; "the inconclusive committee vote"

adj. uncertain how to act or proceed; "the committee was timid and mediocre and irresolute"

adj. open to two or more interpretations; or of uncertain nature or significance; or (often) intended to mislead; "an equivocal statement"; "the polling had a complex and equivocal (or ambiguous) message for potential female candidates"; "the officer's equivocal behavior increased the victim's uneasiness"; "popularity is an equivocal crown"; "an equivocal response to an embarrassing question"

adj. unsettled in mind or opinion; "drew a few tentative conclusions"

adj. lacking decisiveness of character; unable to act or decide quickly or firmly

adj. seemingly contradictory but nonetheless possibly true; "it is paradoxical that standing is more tiring than walking"

adj. lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity; "sent confusing signals to Iraq"; "perplexing to someone who knew nothing about it"; "a puzzling statement"

adj. fraught with uncertainty or doubt; "they were doubtful that the cord would hold"; "it was doubtful whether she would be admitted"; "dubious about agreeing to go"

adj. occurring in spells and often abruptly; "fitful bursts of energy"; "spasmodic rifle fire"

adj. not precisely determined or established; not fixed or known in advance; "of indeterminate age"; "a zillion is a large indeterminate number"; "an indeterminate point of law"; "the influence of environment is indeterminate"; "an indeterminate future"

adj. not capable of being foretold

adj. not fixed firmly or tightly; "the bolts became loose over time"; "a loose chair leg"; "loose bricks"

adj. not firmly fastened or secured; "an unbarred door"; "went through the unlatched gate into the street"; "an unlocked room"

adj. lacking self-confidence; "stood in the doorway diffident and abashed"; "problems that call for bold not timid responses"; "a very unsure young man"

adj. lacking self-confidence; "stood in the doorway diffident and abashed"; "problems that call for bold not timid responses"; "a very unsure young man"

adj. beset with attackers or controversy or conflict; "embattled troops"; "an embattled governor"

adj. without financial security; "an unsecured note"

adj. determining payment based on the actual cost of production plus an agreed-upon fee or rate of profit; "a cost-plus government contract"

adj. not clear to the mind; "the law itself was unclear on that point"; "the reason for their actions is unclear to this day"

adj. allowing for a spontaneous response; "an open-ended question"

adj. unknown in advance; "an unpredictable (or indeterminable) future"

adj. going counter to the facts (usually as a hypothesis)

adj. contingent on something else

adj. under terms not final or fully worked out or agreed upon; "probationary employees"; "a provisional government"; "just a tentative schedule"

adj. subject to a proviso; "a provisory clause"

adj. reliable in operation or effect; "a quick and certain remedy"; "a sure way to distinguish the two"; "wood dust is a sure sign of termites"

adj. precisely determined or limited or defined; especially fixed by rule or by a specific and constant cause; "a determinate distance"; "a determinate number"; "determinate variations in animals"

adj. known for certain; "it is definite that they have won"

adj. certain to occur; destined or inevitable; "he was certain to fail"; "his fate is certain"; "In this life nothing is certain but death and taxes"- Benjamin Franklin; "he faced certain death"; "sudden but sure regret"; "he is sure to win"

adj. free from danger or risk; "secure from harm"; "his fortune was secure"; "made a secure place for himself in his field"

adj. persuaded of; very sure; "were convinced that it would be to their advantage to join"; "I am positive he is lying"; "was confident he would win"

adj. precisely determined or limited or defined; especially fixed by rule or by a specific and constant cause; "a determinate distance"; "a determinate number"; "determinate variations in animals"

adj. not conditional; "unconditional surrender"