as in skeptical
not feeling sure about the truth, wisdom, or trustworthiness of someone or something
unsure of her ability to handle the pressure of competing in the Olympic Games
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Recent Examples of unsure
Analysts said the delay in starting the Hungary plant might be because BYD is unsure of the outcome of the EU’s local content requirement proposal.
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Neil Winton,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
Why Perimenopause Is So Often Misidentified A December 2025 preprint in medRxiv examining perimenopause uncertainty among more than 7,600 US women found that one in three were unsure of their reproductive stage, with barriers to clinical confirmation among the key drivers.
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Allison Palmer
updated June 13,
Sacbee.com,
13 June 2026
The problem is companies are unsure if the timeline will hold, or whether a potential Ukraine peace deal could reopen nuclear relations again.
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Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
13 June 2026
The camera caught Maher staring at the stage with a slight smile, seemingly unsure how to react.
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Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
13 June 2026
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Neil Winton,
Forbes.com,
14 June 2026
Why Perimenopause Is So Often Misidentified A December 2025 preprint in medRxiv examining perimenopause uncertainty among more than 7,600 US women found that one in three were unsure of their reproductive stage, with barriers to clinical confirmation among the key drivers.
—
Allison Palmer
updated June 13,
Sacbee.com,
13 June 2026
The problem is companies are unsure if the timeline will hold, or whether a potential Ukraine peace deal could reopen nuclear relations again.
—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
13 June 2026
The camera caught Maher staring at the stage with a slight smile, seemingly unsure how to react.
—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
13 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsure
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Some physicists are skeptical that such waves could escape the intense gravitational environment near a black hole’s event horizon, or that current instruments can reliably separate a direct wave signal from the surrounding noise.
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The fresh attack, the first reported since the US and Iran agreed last week to work toward a peace deal, prompted an uptick in global oil prices and came as Secretary of State Marco Rubio tried to sell the peace agreement to skeptical Gulf nations.
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Reynoso said suspicious bank activity and withdrawals were made to their accounts.
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Be highly suspicious of content that offers simple, absolute solutions to complex medical conditions.
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For now, advocates say preparation and persistence are critical as the community faces an uncertain future.
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The bold story choice, which reunites the staff for what may be their final kitchen service as the restaurant faces an uncertain future, was met with enthusiasm from the cast.
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Three centuries later, the librarians of Alexandria took charge of the text, collating competing versions, marking doubtful lines, imposing a measure of order on the teeming verses.
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Sounding doubtful and defeated, Jessica hung up.
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“Unsure.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsure. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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