| unsure 
 
 1. lacking self-confidence
 - stood in the doorway diffident and abashed
 - problems that call for bold not timid responses
 - a very unsure young man
 • Syn:
 diffident, shy, timid
 • Ant:
 confident (for: diffident)
 • Derivationally related forms:
 timidness (for: timid), shyness (for: shy), diffidence (for: diffident)
 • Attrubites:
 confidence
 2. 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:
 uncertain, incertain
 • Ant:
 sure, certain (for: uncertain)
 • Similar to:
 ambivalent, doubtful, dubious, groping
 • Derivationally related forms:
 uncertainness (for: uncertain)
 • Attrubites:
 certainty, assurance, self-assurance, confidence, self-confidence,
 authority, sureness
 
 
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