Meaning & use
unsure
Not confident or certain about something.
See it in a sentence
He was unsure whether he had locked the front door before leaving.
She felt unsure about accepting the job offer without seeing the office first.
A note on using this word
Unsure is commonly followed by "about" or "whether," as in "unsure about the plan" or "unsure whether it will work."
Words with a similar meaning
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Words with an opposite meaning
sureconfident
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