uncertainty
[noun]
Synonyms: doubt, ambiguity, confusion, dubiety, hesitancy, indecision, unpredictability

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Antonyms: certainty
Contrasted words: assurance, certitude, confidence, conviction, complacency, content, satisfaction
Related Words: anxiety, bother, disquiet, trouble, worry, agitation, distress, perturbation, uneasiness, disfaith, distrust, hesitation, reserve, salt

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

un‧cer‧tain‧ty /ʌnˈsɜːtnti $ -ˈsɜːr-/ noun (plural uncertainties)
[Word Family: noun: certainty ≠ uncertainty; adverb: certainly ≠ uncertainly; adjective: certain ≠ uncertain]

1. [uncountable] when you feel doubt about what will happen:
Times of great change are also times of uncertainty.
uncertainty about/as to
There is a great deal of uncertainty about the company’s future.

2. [countable usually plural] a situation which you are not sure about because you do not know what will happen:
life’s uncertainties
uncertainty of
the uncertainties of old age

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

uncertainty
noun
ADJ. considerable, great | growing | continuing, lingering | economic, financial, legal, political
QUANT. degree, element
VERB + UNCERTAINTY cause, create, give rise to, lead to | add (to), fuel, increase Her comments will add to the uncertainty of the situation. Her comments will add uncertainty to an already complicated situation.
reduce | bring/put an end to, eliminate, remove, resolve | face They are facing some uncertainty about their jobs.
UNCERTAINTY + VERB surround sth the uncertainty surrounding the proposed changes in the law
PREP. ~ about a feeling of uncertainty about his future
~ as to There's considerable uncertainty as to whether the government's job creation strategies will work.
~ over uncertainty over the safety of the drug
PHRASES an area of uncertainty One area of uncertainty remains: who will lead the team?
a feeling of uncertainty, a period of uncertainty

[TahlilGaran] Collocations Dictionary ▲