UNSURE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does unsure mean? 

• UNSURE (adjective)
  The adjective UNSURE has 2 senses:

1. lacking self-confidence

2. lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance

  Familiarity information: UNSURE used as an adjective is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• UNSURE (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Lacking self-confidence

Synonyms:

diffident; shy; timid; unsure

Context example:

a very unsure young man

Attribute:

confidence (a feeling of trust (in someone or something))

Sense 2

Meaning:

Lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance

Synonyms:

incertain; uncertain; unsure

Context example:

touched the ornaments with uncertain fingers

Similar:

ambivalent (uncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow)

doubtful; dubious (fraught with uncertainty or doubt)

groping (acting with uncertainty or hesitance or lack of confidence)

Attribute:

certainty (the state of being certain)

assurance; authority; confidence; self-assurance; self-confidence; sureness (freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities)

Antonym:

sure (having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured)

 Context examples 

Scientists were unsure of the relative importance of these different factors.

(NASA Finds Asian Glaciers Slowed by Ice Loss, NASA)

Previously we were unsure who would be the major player in this battle, and who would dominate the gravitational battle ahead.

(No Winner in Milky Way-Andromeda Clash, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

Given that there's no stellar wind to create an aurora on a brown dwarf, researchers are unsure what is generating it on LSRJ1835+3259.

(Powerful Auroras Found at Brown Dwarf, NASA)

You’ve been thinking about a partner for months, and you seem unsure of what to do about this relationship.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)