Uncertainty Synonyms

50 uncertainty synonyms include unpredictability, unreliability, riskiness, chanciness, precariousness, unsureness, changeability, and inconstancy. Uncertainty is a noun, and its antonyms are certainty, predictability, and confidence. Here are some additional synonyms for "uncertainty" with example sentences.

Another word for Uncertainty

50 other ways to say uncertainty.

1. unpredictability

  • wavering  
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  • wariness  
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  • variability  
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  • vagueness  
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  • vacillation  
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  • unsureness  
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  • unreliability  
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  • unpredictability  
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  • tentativeness  
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  • scepticism  
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  • riskiness  
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  • questions  
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  • queries  
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  • precariousness  
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  • lack of conviction  
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  • lack of confidence  
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  • lack of certainty  
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  • irresolution  
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  • indecision  
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  • inconstancy  
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  • incertitude  
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  • hesitancy  
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  • fitfulness  
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  • fickleness  
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  • equivocation  
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  • dubiety  
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  • doubtfulness  
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  • doubt
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  • disquietude  
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  • disquiet  
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  • diffidence  
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  • chariness  
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  • changeableness  
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  • changeability  
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  • chanciness  
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  • ambivalence  
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2. doubt

  • suspicion  
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  • second thought  
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  • scruple  
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  • reservation  
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  • question mark  
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  • question
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  • query  
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  • quandary  
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  • qualm  
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  • niggle  
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  • misgiving  
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  • doubt
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  • dilemma
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  • apprehension  
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Use uncertainty in a Sentence

His decision caused great uncertainty.

There is much uncertainty ahead.

uncertainty makes planning quite difficult.