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uncertainties

NOUN

doubt, changeableness

Synonyms

STRONGEST

ambiguity ambivalence anxiety concern confusion distrust mistrust skepticism suspicion trouble uneasiness unpredictability worry

STRONG

bewilderment conjecture contingency dilemma disquiet doubtfulness dubiety guesswork hesitancy hesitation incertitude inconclusiveness indecision irresolution misgiving mystification oscillation perplexity puzzle puzzlement qualm quandary query reserve scruple vagueness wonder

WEAK

lack of confidence questionableness

Antonyms

STRONGEST

assurance belief calmness certainty clarity composure confidence contentment faith happiness peace trust

STRONG

reality solution sureness truth

WEAK

definiteness security

Example Sentences

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Eyeglasses—smart or not—make the uncertainties of technology especially clear, as argued in “A Four-Eyed World,” an entertaining account of how glasses change the way we see.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

But with all of the uncertainties of low turnout and a potentially fractured vote, could this be the year the seat finally changes hands?

From BBC • May 7, 2026

There are still plenty of uncertainties, and van Rensch cautioned it was possible an El Nino might not develop at all.

From Barron's • May 5, 2026

This aligns with earlier findings from NASA's Kepler mission -- a space telescope that previously measured planet occurrence rates, but the new analysis reduces uncertainties by up to a factor of ten.

From Science Daily • May 3, 2026

The uncertainty principle implies that the early universe cannot have been completely uniform because there must have been some uncertainties or fluctuations in the positions and velocities of the particles.

From "A Brief History of Time: And Other Essays" by Stephen Hawking