| uncertain | | |
| adj. | 1. incertain, uncertain, unsure | 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" |
| ~ ambivalent | uncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow.; "was ambivalent about having children" |
| ~ dubious, doubtful | fraught with uncertainty or doubt.; "they were doubtful that the cord would hold"; "it was doubtful whether she would be admitted"; "dubious about agreeing to go" |
| ~ groping | acting with uncertainty or hesitance or lack of confidence.; "a groping effort to understand" |
| adj. | 2. uncertain | 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 consequences"; "without further evidence his story must remain uncertain" |
| ~ indefinite | not decided or not known.; "were indefinite about their plans"; "plans are indefinite" |
| ~ up in the air | very uncertain.; "left everything up in the air" |
| ~ indeterminate, undetermined | not precisely determined or established; not fixed or known in advance.; "of indeterminate age"; "a zillion is a large indeterminate number"; "an indeterminate point of law"; "the influence of environment is indeterminate"; "an indeterminate future" |
| adj. | 3. uncertain, unsealed | not established or confirmed.; "his doom is as yet unsealed" |
| adj. | 4. uncertain | not certain to occur; not inevitable.; "everything is uncertain about the army"; "the issue is uncertain" |
| ~ flukey, fluky, iffy, chancy | subject to accident or chance or change.; "a chancy appeal at best"; "getting that job was definitely fluky"; "a fluky wind"; "an iffy proposition" |
| ~ contingent | uncertain because of uncontrollable circumstances.; "the results of confession were not contingent, they were certain" |
| ~ up in the air | not yet determined.; "plans are still up in the air" |
| ~ unpredictable | not capable of being foretold. |
| adj. | 5. changeable, uncertain, unsettled | subject to change.; "a changeable climate"; "the weather is uncertain"; "unsettled weather with rain and hail and sunshine coming one right after the other" |
| ~ variable | liable to or capable of change.; "rainfall in the tropics is notoriously variable"; "variable winds"; "variable expenses" |
| adj. | 6. uncertain | not consistent or dependable.; "an uncertain recollection of events"; "a gun with a rather uncertain trigger" |
| ~ undependable, unreliable | not worthy of reliance or trust.; "in the early 1950s computers were large and expensive and unreliable"; "an undependable assistant" |
| adj. | 7. uncertain | ambiguous (especially in the negative).; "she spoke in no uncertain terms" |
| ~ ambiguous | having more than one possible meaning.; "ambiguous words"; "frustrated by ambiguous instructions, the parents were unable to assemble the toy" |
| positive | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. positive, positive degree | the primary form of an adjective or adverb; denotes a quality without qualification, comparison, or relation to increase or diminution. |
| ~ adjective | a word that expresses an attribute of something. |
| ~ adverb | a word that modifies something other than a noun. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. positive | a film showing a photographic image whose tones correspond to those of the original subject. |
| ~ photographic film, film | photographic material consisting of a base of celluloid covered with a photographic emulsion; used to make negatives or transparencies. |
| ~ lantern slide, slide | a transparency mounted in a frame; viewed with a slide projector. |
| adj. | 3. positive | characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc..; "a positive attitude"; "the reviews were all positive"; "a positive benefit"; "a positive demand" |
| ~ affirmative, affirmatory | affirming or giving assent.; "an affirmative decision"; "affirmative votes" |
| ~ constructive | constructing or tending to construct or improve or promote development.; "constructive criticism"; "a constructive attitude"; "a constructive philosophy"; "constructive permission" |
| ~ optimistic | expecting the best in this best of all possible worlds.; "in an optimistic mood"; "optimistic plans"; "took an optimistic view" |
| ~ affirmative, optimistic | expecting the best.; "an affirmative outlook" |
| ~ constructive | emphasizing what is laudable or hopeful or to the good.; "constructive criticism" |
| ~ supportive | furnishing support or assistance.; "a supportive family network"; "his family was supportive of his attempts to be a writer" |
| adj. | 4. confident, convinced, positive | persuaded of; very sure.; "were convinced that it would be to their advantage to join"; "I am positive he is lying"; "was confident he would win" |
| ~ sure, certain | having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured.; "felt certain of success"; "was sure (or certain) she had seen it"; "was very sure in his beliefs"; "sure of her friends" |
| adj. | 5. plus, positive | involving advantage or good.; "a plus (or positive) factor" |
| ~ advantageous | giving an advantage.; "a contract advantageous to our country"; "socially advantageous to entertain often" |
| adj. | 6. confirming, positive | indicating existence or presence of a suspected condition or pathogen.; "a positive pregnancy test" |
| ~ medical specialty, medicine | the branches of medical science that deal with nonsurgical techniques. |
| ~ gram-positive | (of bacteria) being or relating to a bacterium that retains the violet stain used in Gram's method. |
| adj. | 7. positive, prescribed | formally laid down or imposed.; "positive laws" |
| ~ formal | being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress).; "pay one's formal respects"; "formal dress"; "a formal ball"; "the requirement was only formal and often ignored"; "a formal education" |
| adj. | 8. incontrovertible, irrefutable, positive | impossible to deny or disprove.; "incontrovertible proof of the defendant's innocence"; "proof positive"; "an irrefutable argument" |
| ~ undeniable | not possible to deny. |
| adj. (pertain) | 9. positive, positivist, positivistic | of or relating to positivism.; "positivist thinkers"; "positivist doctrine"; "positive philosophy" |
| adj. | 10. positive | reckoned, situated or tending in the direction which naturally or arbitrarily is taken to indicate increase or progress or onward motion.; "positive increase in graduating students" |
| adj. | 11. positive | greater than zero.; "positive numbers" |
| ~ math, mathematics, maths | a science (or group of related sciences) dealing with the logic of quantity and shape and arrangement. |
| ~ plus | on the positive side or higher end of a scale.; "a plus value"; "temperature of plus 5 degrees"; "a grade of C plus" |
| adj. | 12. electropositive, positive, positively charged | having a positive charge.; "protons are positive" |
| ~ charged | of a particle or body or system; having a net amount of positive or negative electric charge.; "charged particles"; "a charged battery" |
| adj. | 13. cocksure, overconfident, positive | marked by excessive confidence.; "an arrogant and cocksure materialist"; "so overconfident and impudent as to speak to the queen"; "the less he knows the more positive he gets" |
| ~ confident | having or marked by confidence or assurance.; "a confident speaker"; "a confident reply"; "his manner is more confident these days"; "confident of fulfillment" |
| sure | | |
| adj. | 1. certain, sure | having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured.; "felt certain of success"; "was sure (or certain) she had seen it"; "was very sure in his beliefs"; "sure of her friends" |
| ~ convinced, confident, positive | persuaded of; very sure.; "were convinced that it would be to their advantage to join"; "I am positive he is lying"; "was confident he would win" |
| adj. | 2. certain, sure | exercising or taking care great enough to bring assurance.; "be certain to disconnect the iron when you are through"; "be sure to lock the doors" |
| ~ careful | exercising caution or showing care or attention.; "they were careful when crossing the busy street"; "be careful to keep her shoes clean"; "did very careful research"; "careful art restorers"; "careful of the rights of others"; "careful about one's behavior" |
| adj. | 3. certain, sure | certain to occur; destined or inevitable.; "he was certain to fail"; "his fate is certain"; "In this life nothing is certain but death and taxes"; "he faced certain death"; "sudden but sure regret"; "he is sure to win" |
| ~ destined, bound | (usually followed by `to') governed by fate.; "bound to happen"; "an old house destined to be demolished"; "he is destined to be famous" |
| ~ fated, doomed | (usually followed by `to') determined by tragic fate.; "doomed to unhappiness"; "fated to be the scene of Kennedy's assassination" |
| ~ foreordained, predestinate, predestined | established or prearranged unalterably.; "his place in history was foreordained"; "a sense of predestinate inevitability about it"; "it seemed predestined since the beginning of the world" |
| ~ in for | certain to get or have.; "he knew he was in for a licking" |
| ~ predictable | capable of being foretold. |
| adj. | 4. sure | physically secure or dependable.; "a sure footing"; "was on sure ground" |
| ~ secure | free from danger or risk.; "secure from harm"; "his fortune was secure"; "made a secure place for himself in his field" |
| adj. | 5. certain, sure | reliable in operation or effect.; "a quick and certain remedy"; "a sure way to distinguish the two"; "wood dust is a sure sign of termites" |
| ~ dependable, reliable | worthy of reliance or trust.; "a reliable source of information"; "a dependable worker" |
| adj. | 6. sure, trusted | (of persons) worthy of trust or confidence.; "a sure (or trusted) friend" |
| ~ trustworthy, trusty | worthy of trust or belief.; "a trustworthy report"; "an experienced and trustworthy traveling companion" |
| adj. | 7. sure | infallible or unfailing.; "a sure (or true) sign of one's commitment" |
| ~ true | consistent with fact or reality; not false.; "the story is true"; "it is undesirable to believe a proposition when there is no ground whatever for supposing it true"; "the true meaning of the statement" |
| adj. | 8. sure | certain not to fail.; "a sure hand on the throttle" |
| ~ steady | not subject to change or variation especially in behavior.; "a steady beat"; "a steady job"; "a steady breeze"; "a steady increase"; "a good steady ballplayer" |
| adj. | 9. indisputable, sure | impossible to doubt or dispute.; "indisputable (or sure) proof" |
| ~ certain | established beyond doubt or question; definitely known.; "what is certain is that every effect must have a cause"; "it is certain that they were on the bus"; "his fate is certain"; "the date for the invasion is certain" |
| adv. | 10. certainly, for certain, for sure, sure, sure as shooting, sure enough, surely | definitely or positively (`sure' is sometimes used informally for `surely').; "the results are surely encouraging"; "she certainly is a hard worker"; "it's going to be a good day for sure"; "they are coming, for certain"; "they thought he had been killed sure enough"; "he'll win sure as shooting"; "they sure smell good"; "sure he'll come" |
| ~ colloquialism | a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech. |
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