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Princeton's WordNet

  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"

Wiktionary

  1. unsureadjective

    uncertain of the facts

  2. unsureadjective

    unstable or precarious

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  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.

ChatGPT

  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 Dictionary

  1. Unsure

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

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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. Abigail Aiken:

    People are not going to be sure mifepristone or misoprostol in fact, is available. I think it’s going to be confusing, as people look around for options or feel unsure about their options, they may end up delaying [care].

  2. Steven Rosenthal:

    There will be a lot of rough edges, which advisers and taxpayers will exploit, the COGS loophole for BEAT is a straightforward gimmick, but I am unsure how or whether the IRS will stop it.

  3. Robert Pavlik:

    People are unsure what the Fed is going to say, i don't think they're going to say anything particularly related to a rate hike in December.

  4. Jacqueline Choi:

    I had second thoughts about running it, as well as third and fourth and fifth thoughts, not only was I unsure whether my body would heal quickly enough from an unplanned C-section, butI was also worried that training and racing would diminish my already-meager milk supply. Fortunately, I was able to pump around the clock for a couple of months to trick my body into making more milk, and I actually had an amazing oversupply by the time I needed to race.

  5. Stefan Worrall:

    We're seeing a double whammy of yen strength combined with Japan Inc's tendency to give very conservative guidance, so you have to acknowledge some uncertainty over how much capex will actually be impacted by the stronger yen because we're unsure just how much exaggeration we're seeing in dim earnings forecasts.

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