unsure

English

Etymology

From Middle English unsure, equivalent to un- +‎ sure. Piecewise doublet of insecure and unsecure.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ʊə(ɹ)

Adjective

unsure (comparative unsurer, superlative unsurest)

1. uncertain

   I'm still unsure whether to attend the wedding.

2. unstable or precarious

   unsure footing

Synonyms

• agnostic (unsure of facts, having no decided opinion on a matter)

Translations

uncertain

• Bulgarian: неуве́рен (bg) (neuvéren), несигурен (bg) (nesiguren)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 不確定 / 不确定 (zh) (bù quèdìng)

• Finnish: epävarma (fi)
• French: incertain (fr)
• German: unsicher (de)
• Hungarian: bizonytalan (hu)
• Italian: incerto (it) m
• Latin: incertus
• Maori: matawaenga, maunawenawe, hokirua, pōhauhau
• Russian: неуве́ренный (ru) (neuvérennyj)
• Swedish: osäker (sv)

unstable or precarious

• Bulgarian: несигурен (bg) (nesiguren), опасен (bg) (opasen)
• Finnish: epävarma (fi)
• Hungarian: bizonytalan (hu)
• Swedish: oförsiktig (sv), osäker (sv)