Definitions for unsure
un·sure

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. diffident, shy, timid, unsureadjective

   lacking self-confidence

   "stood in the doorway diffident and abashed"; "problems that call for bold not timid responses"; "a very unsure young man"

2. uncertain, unsure, incertainadjective

   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"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. unsureadjective

   uncertain of the facts

2. unsureadjective

   unstable or precarious

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Unsure

   Not fixed; not certain.

   What is love? ’tis not hereafter:
   Present mirth hath present laughter;
   What’s to come is still unsure. William Shakespeare.

   The men he prest but late,
   To hard assays unfit, unsure at need,
   Yet arm’d to point in well attempted plate. Edward Fairfax.

   The king, supposing his estate to be most safe, when indeed most unsure, advanced many to new honours. John Hayward.

   How vain that second life in others breath!
   Th’ estate which wits inherit after death!
   Ease, health, and life, for this they must resign:
   Unsure the tenure, but how vast the fine! Alexander Pope.

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1. unsure

   Unsure refers to a state of uncertainty, doubt, or lack of confidence or certainty about something. It suggests that a person doesn't have sufficient information, knowledge, understanding, or reassurance to make a definitive decision or judgment.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Unsure

   un-shōōr′, adj. not sure.—adj. Unsured′, not made sure.—adv. Unsure′ly.

How to pronounce unsure?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of unsure in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of unsure in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of unsure in a Sentence

1. Ryan McGuire:

   We’re still unsure of the veracity and the accuracy of the data the department was relying on.

2. J. R. R. Tolkien, The Two Towers:

   The world changes, and all that once was strong now proves unsure.

3. John Cornyn:

   The weeks, months and years of silence about a loved-one's well-being are unbearable, and we need to do more to help those here in the U.S. waiting for answers and to ensure some unity of effort by the Federal Government, too frequently, the suffering families of hostages were left in the dark, unsure who in government was working exclusively to ensure the safe return home of their loved ones.

4. Joe Biden:

   Emergency medical care being denied to women experiencing miscarriages, doctors uncertain about what they can do to provide for their patients, pharmacists unsure whether they can fill prescriptions that they've always filled before, a tragic case of rape survivors, including a 10-year-old girl forced to travel to another state for care.

5. Geraint Thomas:

   I felt pretty good. I thought it would be a more solid day - it's never easy, but it was steady for the first three climbs, when Movistar went and (Alejandro) Valverde were riding it was solid, I was feeling pretty good - I was just unsure as on those steep climbs I was expecting Richie Porte, Nairo Quintana and obviously Egan to jump up there, so I was hoping for it to be hardest all day before that. But it was a good day in the end.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=unsure
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Unsure
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=unsure
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=unsure