uncertain

adj 1: lacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance;

"uncertain of his convictions"; "unsure of himself and

his future"; "moving with uncertain (or unsure)

steps"; "an uncertain smile"; "touched the ornaments

with uncertain fingers" [syn: {unsure}, {incertain}]

[ant: {certain(p)}, {certain(p)}]

2: not established beyond doubt; still undecided or unknown;

"an uncertain future"; "a manuscript of uncertain origin";

"plans are still uncertain"; "changes of great if

uncertain consquences"; "without further evidence his

story must remain uncertain" [ant: {certain(p)}]

3: not firm or secure; "balancing three boxes in an uncertain

pile"

4: not established or confirmed; "his doom is as yet unsealed"

[syn: {unsealed}] [ant: {sealed}]

5: not certain to occur; not inevitable; "everything is

uncertain about the army"; "the issue is uncertain" [ant:

{certain}]

6: subject to change; "a changeable climate"; "the weather is

uncertain"; "unsettled weather with rain and hail and

sunshine coming one right after the other" [syn: {changeable},

{unsettled}]

7: not safe from danger or mishap; "faced an uncertain future";

"an unsure existence" [syn: {unsure}]

8: not consistent or dependable; "an uncertain recollection of

events"; "a gun with a rather uncertain trigger"

9: especially in the negative "no uncertain," as in "spoke in

no uncertain terms"