Need another word that means the same as “unsure”? Find 29 synonyms for “unsure” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Unsure” are: diffident, shy, timid, incertain, uncertain, unconfident, not confident, lacking confidence, lacking self-confidence, lacking assurance, unassertive, undecided, irresolute, in two minds, in a dilemma, in a quandary, ambivalent, vague, dubious, doubtful, sceptical, distrustful, suspicious, mistrustful, unconvinced, not fixed, not settled, indeterminate, unknown
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “unsure” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
ambivalent | Uncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow. Was ambivalent about having children. |
diffident | Modest or shy because of a lack of self-confidence. Stood in the doorway diffident and abashed. |
distrustful | Feeling or showing distrust of someone or something. A man of distrustful nature. |
doubtful | Improbable. Of doubtful legality. |
dubious | Not to be relied upon; suspect. I was rather dubious about the whole idea. |
in a dilemma | Directed or bound inward. |
in a quandary | Holding office. |
in two minds | Directed or bound inward. |
incertain | Lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance. |
indeterminate | (of a shoot) not having all the axes terminating in a flower bud and so potentially of indefinite length. A zillion is a large indeterminate number. |
irresolute | Showing or feeling hesitancy; uncertain. She stood irresolute outside his door. |
lacking assurance | Nonexistent. |
lacking confidence | Inadequate in amount or degree. |
lacking self-confidence | Inadequate in amount or degree. |
mistrustful | Lacking in trust; suspicious. He wondered if he had been unduly mistrustful of her. |
not confident | Having or marked by confidence or assurance. |
not fixed | Having a fixed and unchanging value. |
not settled | Established in a desired position or place; not moving about. |
sceptical | Marked by or given to doubt. The public were deeply sceptical about some of the proposals. |
shy | Having a dislike of or aversion to a specified thing. A shy smile. |
suspicious | Not as expected. She gave him a suspicious look. |
timid | Lacking self-confidence. I was too timid to ask for what I wanted. |
unassertive | Inclined to timidity or lack of self-confidence. His bland and unassertive personal style. |
uncertain | Not able to be relied on; not known or definite. An uncertain recollection of events. |
unconfident | Not confident; hesitant. Very young people may have an unconfident approach. |
unconvinced | Lacking conviction. I remain unconvinced. |
undecided | Characterized by indecision. The jury remained undecided. |
unknown | Being or having an unknown or unnamed source. Things obscurely felt surged up from unknown depths. |
vague | Not precisely limited, determined, or distinguished. Vague feelings of sadness. |
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