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(adj)
(obsolete) Not certain, uncertain.
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uncertain, ambivalent.
Uncertain or chancy; risky.
Experiencing or showing doubt, skeptical.
(of a statement, matter, or thing) Arousing doubt; questionable; open to suspicion.
Open to multiple interpretations.
Not safe (various senses); dangerous.
Simultaneously experiencing or expressing opposing or contradictory feelings, beliefs, motivations, or meanings.
Tending to hesitate, wait, or proceed with caution or reservation.
Uncertain; risky; hazardous.
Not comfortable or confident in oneself or in certain situations.
Not dependable.
Not reliable.
Without limit; forever, or until further notice; not definite.
Not in a steady condition, uncertain, subject to change.
Not having been sealed.
Possible or liable, but not certain, to occur.
(mathematics) Having no fixed quantitative value.
Capable of being changed.
(n)
An act of groping; a grope.
(idiomatic) Not yet resolved, finished, answered, decided or certain.
Alternative spelling of flukey. [Lucky.]
Lucky.
(uncountable) Doubt; the condition of being uncertain or without conviction.
(of a person) Not decisive; not marked by promptness or decision.
Uncommitted, not having reached a decision.
Problematic; open to doubt or challenge.
Not clearly or explicitly defined.
Unable to be predicted.
Not consistent:
Difficult to understand.
Not clearly expressed; stated in indefinite terms.
Having two or more equally applicable meanings; capable of double or multiple interpretation.
Not stable.
Not precise or exact; containing some error or uncertainty.
Viewed with suspicion; suspected.
Distrustful or tending to suspect.
Unsteady, random; prone to unexpected changes; not consistent.
Occurring for no particular reason; haphazard, unpredictable.
Not determined; not settled; not decided.
Not likely; improbable; not to be reasonably expected.
Not accurately determined or determinable.
Difficult to understand; abstruse.
difficult to understand; not clear as lacking order, chaotic, etc.
Not conclusive, not leading to a conclusion.
Incapable of being foreseen or anticipated.
(sometimes postpositive) Not known; unidentified; not well known.
(rare) insecure
not convinced or lacking conviction
Not identified; having an unknown or unnamed identity.
Not specified; not thoroughly explained or detailed; not adequately commented.
Very baffling, confusing, or perplexing, often due to a very large choice being available.
Not finally established, settled or confirmed.
Strange, not familiar.
Restless; disturbed by pain, anxiety.
Lacking a definition or value.
Allowing little light to pass through, not translucent or transparent.
Posing a problem; having or suffering from problem(s):
(of a person) unable to think clearly or understand
(comparable) Dangerously insecure or unstable; perilous.
Evading capture, comprehension or remembrance.
False; not true.
(nonstandard) Synonym of nonspecific (“not specific”).
Hard, not easy, requiring much effort.
Dangerous, involving risks.
Not in danger; out of harm's reach.
Not (yet) confirmed; not verified.
Free from attack or danger; protected.
Not bright or colorful.
Likely to bend or break under pressure; easily damaged; frail, unsubstantial.
Certain in one's knowledge or belief.
Very sure of something; positive.
In shadow; darkened by shadows.
Easily giving way under pressure.
Sure in one's mind, positive; absolutely confident in the truth of something.
Insubstantial.
Easily broken, not sturdy; of delicate material.
Shaking or trembling.
Verified or ratified.
Poorly defined; blurry, out of focus; lacking a clear boundary.
Based upon a hypothesis; conjectural.
Out of focus; partially obscured; smudged.
Uncertain; subject to future change.
Transparent in colour.
Having two or more separate aspects.
Hard to see through, as a fog or mist.
Obtained by randomization
Random, randomly determined.
(economics, finance) Of a price, variable or erratic.
Vague or imprecise.
In a state of flux; subject to change.
Having a thick, soft texture, as if made of wool.
Commonwealth standard spelling of gray.
Alternative spelling of randomized [Obtained by randomization]
Being in doubt; indecisive.
For which no solution has been found.
Dubious or ambiguous.
Frightening; causing fear.