UNCERTAINNESS Synonyms: 38 Similar and Opposite Words

uncertainness

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as in uncertainty

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Noun

As housing costs rise, residency policies change, remote work matures, and global uncertainty reshapes long-term planning, prospective expats are looking beyond yesterday's relocation favorites.

— Meggen Harris, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Some state officials criticized the move as adding unneeded instability and uncertainty to running elections.

— Oren Oppenheim, ABC News, 21 July 2026

Definition of uncertainty

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Early today, the Pisces Moon may stir private doubts or behind-the-scenes frustration as Venus highlights work and wellness .

— Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 2 Aug. 2026
That expectation accurately reflects concerns that various justices have expressed about these laws, and their decision to finally take up the issue suggests those doubts run deep.

— Letters to the Editor, Washington Post, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of doubt

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Mediators have been trying to negotiate with Hamas for months on implementing the plan, but there is skepticism in the region that Hamas will hold up its end of the bargain.

— Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 31 July 2026
Mark Zuckerberg’s fortune fell by nearly $16 billion Thursday as Wall Street skepticism of the Facebook parent’s AI spending caused its stock to plunge.

— Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Definition of skepticism

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Nearly 2 million Palestinians remain displaced, many in crowded tent camps, battling disease, hunger and dwindling aid, and voicing growing mistrust of both Hamas’ and Israel’s promises.

— Toqa Ezzidin, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2026
Trump’s mistrust of the bureaucracy has limited Britain’s ability to benefit from its deep ties with the American foreign policy establishment.

— Garret Martin, The Conversation, 31 July 2026

Definition of mistrust

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The change has coincided with more distrust of the page’s administrators who are tasked with maintaining a productive and civil dialogue on the site.

— William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 21 July 2026
There were state enterprises, state companies, but there was a lot of distrust.

— Tax Notes Staff, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

Definition of distrust

Noun

Cyprus is also a nexus point for heightened tensions between Turkey and Israel, which eyes Turkish military installations on Cyprus with suspicion.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 2026
From that moment suspicion corrodes old loyalties, and the village’s Muslims are evacuated to a refugee camp for transport to Pakistan.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 July 2026

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