Meanings
adjectiveunsure (comparative unsurer, superlative unsurest)
comparative unsurer · superlative unsurest
- uncertain, ambivalent.
I'm still unsure whether to attend the wedding.
- unstable or precarious
unsure footing
Synonyms & antonyms
Similar
adjectivelacking or indicating lack of confidence or assurance
Opposite
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Middle Englishunsure
- Englishunsure
From Middle English unsure, equivalent to un- + sure. Piecewise doublet of insecure and unsecure.
More words from Middle English
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian неуве́рен, несигурен
- неуве́рен (neuvéren)uncertain
- несигурен (nesiguren)uncertain
- несигурен (nesiguren)unstable or precarious
- опасен (opasen)unstable or precarious
Chinese Mandarin 不確定 /不确定
- 不確定 /不确定 (bù quèdìng)uncertain
Finnish epävarma, epävarma
- epävarmauncertain
- epävarmaunstable or precarious
French incertain
- incertainuncertain
German unsicher
- unsicheruncertain
Hungarian bizonytalan, bizonytalan
- bizonytalanuncertain
- bizonytalanunstable or precarious
Italian incerto
- incertouncertain
Latin incertus
- incertusuncertain
Māori matawaenga, maunawenawe
- matawaengauncertain
- maunawenaweuncertain
- hokiruauncertain
- pōhauhauuncertain
Russian неуве́ренный
- неуве́ренный (neuvérennyj)uncertain
Swedish osäker, oförsiktig
- osäkeruncertain
- oförsiktigunstable or precarious
- osäkerunstable or precarious
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with unsure
yoursuretourmaturesecureensurepoorpureMoorebrochurecureassureentrepreneurinsureobscurecouturelureendureDarfurmanureinsecuremoormuiramour
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
unsure. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unsure
MLA
“unsure.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unsure. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unsure,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unsure.
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