uncertainness

noun

as in uncertainty

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  1. uncertainty
  2. doubt
  3. incertitude
  4. skepticism
  5. mistrust
  6. distrust
  7. suspicion
Noun
  • Now, however, the escalating trade disputes between the two nations are not only challenging this close partnership, but also creating growing uncertainty for American farmers and agricultural equipment manufacturers.
    — , CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Together, the flurry of legal filings has thrust the state, its voters and election officials into a period of uncertainty ahead of the November election.
    — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of uncertainty
Noun
  • Eliminate all doubt and all potential for committing a violation by using a side-by-side or over/under double barrel.
    — Bryan Hendricks, Arkansas Online, 6 Sep. 2026
  • Still, there was a cloud of public doubt lingering over the event.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of doubt
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
Definition of incertitude
Noun
  • Records suggest many died of diseases like tuberculosis or influenza, but Schindler said those assertions merit skepticism.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2026
  • Thus Irving manages to have his cake and eat it too, by insisting on the tale’s authenticity while asserting his own skepticism.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of skepticism
Noun
  • Read more for a glimpse inside the room where people are discussing vaccine misinformation and mistrust in real time.
    — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The mistrust of officialdom about the attack and the war in Iraq that ensued helped lay the groundwork for current-day conspiracy theories about school shootings and election fraud.
    — Susan Page, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of mistrust
Noun
  • Tung’s response to the two crises was widely criticized and his deep distrust of the media hindered his ability to improve his image.
    — Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Transparency without context can breed distrust, because disclosing a number is not the same as justifying it, and both expectations and the law have moved on.
    — Aniela Unguresan, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of distrust
Noun
  • Those suspicions extend to the results of the coming midterm elections.
    — Amelia Thomson-Deveaux, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • Emmett, wary from the start, would rather see the back of him, and his suspicions grow when word spreads of a series of brutal murders in the area.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of suspicion
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