unassured
Lacking inner certainty
Unassured means lacking confidence or certainty.
An unassured speaker seems hesitant or unsure of themselves.
The word can also mean not guaranteed: The outcome remains unassured.
Less common than its opposite, assured, it appears in formal or literary contexts.
Uncomfortably aware of oneself
- diffidentLacking self-assurance
- unconfidentLacking self-assurance
- timidLacking courage or confidence
- shyReserved and retiring
bashful · meek · inhibited · withdrawn · reserved · introverted · sheepish · mousy
Lacking confidence or certainty
- doubtfulUncertain of truth
- hesitantSlow to act
- tentativeUncertain and provisional
- waveringShowing unsteady resolve
indecisive · ambivalent · unconvinced · undecided · vacillating · equivocal · noncommittal · iffy
Out in open
- unprotectedWithout safeguard or shield
- defenselessWithout means to resist
- susceptibleEasily influenced or harmed
- fragileEasily broken or damaged
precarious · unstable · shaky · unguarded · open · at-risk · endangered · threatened
self-conscious
Uncomfortably aware of oneself
- diffidentLacking self-assurance
- unconfidentLacking self-assurance
- timidLacking courage or confidence
shy · bashful · meek · inhibited · withdrawn · reserved · introverted · sheepish · mousy · shrinking
unsure
Lacking confidence or certainty
wavering · indecisive · ambivalent · unconvinced · undecided · vacillating · equivocal · noncommittal · iffy · skeptical
exposed
Out in open
- unprotectedWithout safeguard or shield
- defenselessWithout means to resist
- susceptibleEasily influenced or harmed
fragile · precarious · unstable · shaky · unguarded · open · at-risk · endangered · threatened · insecure
worried
Troubled by uncertainty
- nervousUneasy and apprehensive
- apprehensiveFearful of future events
- tenseStrained or nervous
uneasy · stressed · edgy · jittery · fretful · agitated · troubled · restless · unsettled · on-edge
unassuredself-confident
Believing in one's capabilities
assured · confident · self-assured · poised · bold
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