Synonyms of incertitude

incertitude

noun

(ˌ)in-ˈsər-tə-ˌtüd 

as in doubt

a feeling or attitude that one does not know the truth, truthfulness, or trustworthiness of someone or something

a growing incertitude about the honesty of the housekeeper they had just hired

Synonyms & Similar Words

• doubt
• skepticism
• suspicion
• uncertainty
• distrust
• disbelief
• mistrust
• concern
• dubiety
• reservation
• distrustfulness
• query
• misgiving
• mistrustfulness
• dubitation
• misdoubt
• incredulity
• anxiety
• paranoia
• wariness
• unbelief
• tremor
• compunction
• qualm
• scruple
• niggle

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• belief
• conviction
• trust
• confidence
• certainty
• assurance
• surety
• certitude
• faith
• sureness
• credence

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of incertitude

And yet the actor spent much of a recent conversation candidly admitting to ambivalence and incertitude. — New York Times, 27 May 2021

In an offseason of inactivity and incertitude, Bloom’s marquee move will be hiring a new manager. — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 15 Jan. 2020

The difficulty for me in pinning the city down geographically is reflected in a broader ideological incertitude; a current questioning of the state’s identity and place. — Marley Marius, Vogue, 23 Nov. 2018

Like him, these TPS recipients will now how to live in incertitude. — Fabienne Josaphat, Teen Vogue, 11 Dec. 2017