uncertainty :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

n. [the act or condition of not being positive and confident that something is going to happen]

uncertainty, uncertainness, precariousness

n. being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance; "the uncertainty of the outcome"; "the precariousness of his income"

doubt, uncertainty, incertitude, dubiety, doubtfulness, dubiousness

n. the state of being unsure of something

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ambiguity, equivocalness

n. unclearness by virtue of having more than one meaning

obscureness, obscurity, abstruseness, reconditeness

n. the quality of being unclear or abstruse and hard to understand

ambivalence, ambivalency

n. mixed feelings or emotions

vagueness

n. indistinctness of shape or character; "the scene had the swirling vagueness of a painting by Turner"

hesitation, vacillation, wavering

n. indecision in speech or action

apprehension, apprehensiveness, dread

n. fearful expectation or anticipation; "the student looked around the examination room with apprehension"

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Certainty

n. [the act or condition of being positive and confident that something is going to happen]

certainty, sure thing, foregone conclusion

n. something that is certain; "his victory is a certainty"

certainty

n. the state of being certain; "his certainty reassured the others"

faith

n. loyalty or allegiance to a cause or a person; "keep the faith"; "they broke faith with their investors"

assurance, self-assurance, confidence, self-confidence, authority, sureness

n. freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities; "his assurance in his superiority did not make him popular"; "after that failure he lost his confidence"; "she spoke with authority"

independence, independency

n. freedom from control or influence of another or others

security

n. the state of being free from danger or injury; "we support the armed services in the name of national security"

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