uncertainness

Definition of uncertainnessnext

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for uncertainness
Noun
  • Still, the optimism came despite a cloud of uncertainty.
    Dylan Butts, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2026
  • While demand for travel surged in the years immediately following pandemic restrictions, price sensitivity appears to be returning as economic uncertainty grows.
    Nathan Diller, USA Today, 23 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • When doubts appear, trust yourself enough not to back down.
    Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 27 Mar. 2026
  • There is no doubt that new generations of creative individuals are already emerging—ready to carry that tradition forward.
    Norman Foster, Artforum, 26 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • And yet the actor spent much of a recent conversation candidly admitting to ambivalence and incertitude.
    New York Times, 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
Noun
  • But some of North Korea's past claims about major weapons tests drew outside skepticism.
    CBS News, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
  • In the short term is was effective, but was also met with skepticism over the long-term impact.
    Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 29 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • In the Middle East, Western imperial powers helped engineer a geopolitical order built on instability, mistrust, extraction and armed dependency.
    Mehrnoush Soroush, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
  • Zibolski apologized for the investigation causing any mistrust in the community.
    April Baumgarten, Twin Cities, 26 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • But for some communities, distrust of public institutions runs deep.
    Katie Silver, NPR, 28 Mar. 2026
  • But backers have yet to attract a factory, leaving a township torn by distrust and lawmakers demanding answers.
    CBS News, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Bernadine was now viewed with such suspicion that Chalker’s bosses suspected a setup.
    David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
  • One result of the existing system is that vote tabulations in California go on for weeks, something that frustrates the public and the media, and, in the current atmosphere, helps fuel suspicion of electoral skullduggery.
    Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Mar. 2026
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“Uncertainness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/uncertainness. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.

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