to be unsure

  • 1unsure of yourself — phrase not having much confidence, and tending to behave in a nervous way He was timid and unsure of himself at first. Thesaurus: not confident or shy and easily embarrassedsynonym confidence and pride Main entry: unsure * * * unsure of yourself …

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  • 2unsure — index aleatory (uncertain), conditional, controversial, debatable, disputable, doubtful, dubious, equiv …

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  • 3unsure of oneself — index diffident Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 4unsure — c.1400, not safe against attack, also lacking certainty, from UN (Cf. un ) (1) not + SURE (Cf. sure) …

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  • 5unsure — [adj] doubtful, insecure betwixt and between*, borderline, distrustful, dubious, fluctuant, fly by night*, hesitant, iffy*, in a quandary, indecisive, indeterminate, irresolute, lacking, mistrustful, open, problematic, rootless, shaky, skeptical …

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  • 6unsure — ► ADJECTIVE 1) lacking confidence. 2) not fixed or certain. DERIVATIVES unsurely adverb unsureness noun …

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  • 8unsure — un|sure [ ʌn ʃur ] adjective * not certain about something: If you re unsure, ask the customer to spell their name. unsure of/about: Police were unsure of the motive for the killing. unsure whether/if: I was unsure whether to leave. unsure… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 9unsure */ — UK [ʌnˈʃʊə(r)] / US [ʌnˈʃʊr] adjective not certain about something If you re unsure, ask the customer to spell their name. unsure of/about: Police were unsure of the motive for the killing. unsure whether/if: I was unsure whether to leave. unsure …

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  • 10unsure — un|sure [ˌʌnˈʃuə US ˈʃur] adj 1.) not certain about something or about what you have to do unsure of/about ▪ I was unsure of the reaction I would get. ▪ If you are unsure about anything, just ask. unsure whether/what etc ▪ Peter was unsure what… …

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