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uncertainty
noun [C or U] /ʌnˈsɜː.tən.ti/
/-ˈsɝː.tən.t̬i/ Definition
(Definition of uncertainty noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- be neither fish nor fowl idiom
- blurred adjective
- circumstantial adjective
- conflicted adjective
- debatable adjective
- definite maybe noun
- dodgy adjective (NOT RELIABLE)
- fuzzy adjective (NOT CLEAR)
- it's early days idiom
- joker in the pack idiom
- kind of idiom
- kinda adverb
- knife edge noun
- sputter verb (ACTIVITY)
- tentative adjective
- tenuous adjective
- there's no knowing idiom
- touch-and-go adjective
- uncertain adjective
- unclear adjective
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