uncertainly
In doubtful manner
Uncertainly describes doing something without confidence or clarity.
A person who speaks uncertainly sounds hesitant or doubtful: She uncertainly raised her hand.
Movement done uncertainly lacks steadiness or direction: He uncertainly stepped onto the ice.
Without full commitment
- haltinglyIn an unsteady manner
- falteringlyIn an unsteady manner
- waveringlyIn an unsteady manner
- indecisivelyWithout firm resolve
hesitantly · gingerly · timidly · cautiously · reluctantly · guardedly · diffidently · timorously
With doubt or distrust
- dubiouslyWith uncertainty or distrust
- doubtfullyIn an unconvinced way
- questioninglyIn a seeking-answers manner
- incredulouslyIn a doubting manner
suspiciously · mistrustfully · distrustfully · cynically · warily · disbelievingly · quizzically · searchingly
In unclear fashion
- ambiguouslyWith multiple possible meanings
- obscurelyIn unclear fashion
- indistinctlyIn an unclear manner
- nebulouslyIn an unclear manner
hazily · murkily · fuzzily · imprecisely · indefinitely · inconclusively · noncommittally · evasively
In risky unstable manner
- unsteadilyWithout firmness or stability
- shakilyIn trembling manner
- tenuouslyWith slight foundation
- unstablyWithout firmness or balance
erratically · unpredictably · fitfully · unreliably · inconsistently · changeably · variably · riskily
tentatively
Without full commitment
- haltinglyIn an unsteady manner
- falteringlyIn an unsteady manner
- waveringlyIn an unsteady manner
indecisively · hesitantly · gingerly · timidly · cautiously · reluctantly · guardedly · diffidently · timorously · tepidly
skeptically
With doubt or distrust
- dubiouslyWith uncertainty or distrust
- doubtfullyIn an unconvinced way
- questioninglyIn a seeking-answers manner
incredulously · suspiciously · mistrustfully · distrustfully · cynically · warily · disbelievingly · quizzically · searchingly · probingly
vaguely
In unclear fashion
- ambiguouslyWith multiple possible meanings
- obscurelyIn unclear fashion
- indistinctlyIn an unclear manner
nebulously · hazily · murkily · fuzzily · imprecisely · indefinitely · inconclusively · noncommittally · evasively · equivocally
precariously
In risky unstable manner
- unsteadilyWithout firmness or stability
- shakilyIn trembling manner
- tenuouslyWith slight foundation
unstably · erratically · unpredictably · fitfully · unreliably · inconsistently · changeably · variably · riskily · perilously
uncertainlycertainly
Without any doubt
confidently · decisively · assuredly · decidedly · definitely
uncertainlysteadily
In constant, unwavering fashion
firmly · stably · securely · solidly · unflinchingly
uncertainlydecidedly
Without any doubt
decisively · resolutely · determinedly · unhesitatingly · purposefully
- in no uncertain termsWith complete clarity
- uncertainty principleConjugate variables resist simultaneous precision
- uncertain outcomesResults that remain unpredictable
- Heisenberg uncertainty principleFundamental quantum measurement limit
- cone of uncertaintyProjected storm trajectory range
- policy uncertaintyUnclear future government actions