in doubt
Lacking clear certainty
Uncertain or unsettled.
A matter in doubt hasn't been determined: The outcome remains in doubt.
A person in doubt is unsure what to believe or do.
The phrase often appears in advice: When in doubt, throw it out.
To be in doubt about something is to question it: I'm in doubt about whether to accept the offer.
- in questionUnder consideration or doubt
- pauseTemporary cessation of activity
- skepticalInclined to question claims
- hesitantSlow to act
- unresolvedLacking final determination
jury is out · shilly-shallying · uncertain · wavering · equivocal · vacillating · conflicted · ambivalent · indecisive · undecided · unsure · unclear · inconclusive · ambiguity · puzzled · agnosticism · clouded · murky
- phrasesnoun phrases, noun phrase, verb phrase, prepositional phrase, prepositional phrases
- uncertaintyuncertainty, uncertain, unknown, unsure, unclear
in doubtcertain
Free from doubt
sure · convinced · without doubt · beyond doubt · confident
in doubtsettled
No longer in question
decided · certain · determined · resolved · established
doubt, doubtful, doubting, doubts, undoubtedly, doubter, doubted, undoubted, doubters